Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Elmelhine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elmelhine and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Elmelhine

• 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 Elmelhine:
  • 31.115742, -92.690145
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Elmelhine

• 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 Rapides Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rapides Parish
  • Since Elmelhine is near Vernon Parish and also Allen Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allen 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Elmelhine

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elmelhine ...

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.

• Blanche
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Blanche is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
• Castor Plunge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Castor Plunge is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor Plunge
• Cloverdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cloverdale is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Crane
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Crane is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
• Elmer
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Elmer is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <1>
• Hemphill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
• Longleaf
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Longleaf is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longleaf
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longleaf <1>
• McNutt
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • McNutt is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
• Muse ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Muse is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
• Price Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Price Crossing is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Crossing
• Union Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Union Hill is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From Elmelhine to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Elmelhine to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Elmelhine and extending to:

• Alexandria, which is the Seat of Rapides Parish, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elmelhine to Alexandria, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,628 miles [12,276.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,503 miles [8,856.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'