Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elm Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elm Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elm Grove
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Elm Grove:
- 32.351818, -93.556431
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Elm Grove
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Bossier Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bossier Parish
- Since Elm Grove is near Caddo Parish and also De Soto Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Caddo Parish
- eBird sighting report for De Soto Parish
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Elm Grove ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Elm Grove.
Within Louisiana, the name Elm Grove is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 29 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Elm Grove [Johnson County].
- Pawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Elm Grove [Pawnee County].
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Elm Grove [Washington County].
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New York
- North Carolina
- Bertie County
- This Elm Grove is located in Bertie County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Elm Grove that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bertie County community of Elm Grove.
- Chatham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Elm Grove [Chatham County].
- Jones County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Elm Grove [Jones County].
- Lenoir County
- This Elm Grove is located in Lenoir County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km] to the east northeast of the Elm Grove that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Elm Grove.
- Ohio
- Hancock County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Hancock County, we don't know where within the parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Elm Grove.
- Pike County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Elm Grove [Pike County].
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Elm Grove [Brazoria County].
- Caldwell County
- This Elm Grove is located in Caldwell County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Elm Grove that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Elm Grove.
- Cherokee County
- This Elm Grove is located in Cherokee County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the west southwest of the Elm Grove that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Elm Grove.
- Fayette County
- This Elm Grove is located in Fayette County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km] to the southwest of the Elm Grove that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Elm Grove.
- San Saba County
- This Elm Grove is located in San Saba County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km] to the west of the Elm Grove that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Saba County community of Elm Grove.
- Wharton County
- This Elm Grove is located in Wharton County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km] to the southwest of the Elm Grove that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wharton County community of Elm Grove.
- Williamson County
- This Elm Grove is located in Williamson County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km] to the west southwest of the Elm Grove that is located in Bossier Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Elm Grove.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elm Grove ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Cecile
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Cooterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooterville
- Cooterville is located in Bossier Parish
- Crosskeys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - De Soto ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Golden Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Golden Meadows is located in Bossier Parish
- High Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Island
- High Island is located in Bossier Parish
- Howard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Knot Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knot Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knot Point
- Knot Point is located in Bossier Parish
- Koran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Live Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Lucas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Magenta
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - River Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- River Bend is located in Bossier Parish
- University Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Park is located in Caddo Parish
- Woodchuck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak
How Far From Elm Grove to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Elm Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elm Grove and extending to:
- Benton, which is the Seat of Bossier Parish, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elm Grove to Benton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,029 miles [1,656 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,606 miles [12,240.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,482 miles [8,822.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elm Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bossier Parish: www.mybossier.com/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elm Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elm Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3518, Longitude: -93.5564 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elm Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Elm Grove could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Elm Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.767 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.884 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.294 degrees. |