Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elmer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elmer and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elmer
- 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 Elmer:
- 31.132408, -92.680978
- 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 Elmer
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Rapides Parish
- Since Elmer is near Vernon Parish and also Allen Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Vernon Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Elmer ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Elmer.
There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named Elmer.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Elmer [Clay County].
- Saint Louis County
- This Elmer is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<1> to the north of the Elmer that is located in Rapides Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Elmer.
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Lenoir County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Elmer [Lenoir County].
- Yancey 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 Elmer [Yancey County].
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elmer ...
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.
- Castor Plunge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castor Plunge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor Plunge
- Castor Plunge is located in Rapides Parish
- Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Rapides Parish
- Crane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Graham ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Hemphill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Longleaf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longleaf
- Longleaf is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longleaf <4>
- McNutt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Muse ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Price Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Crossing
- Price Crossing is located in Rapides Parish
- Union Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Rapides Parish
How Far From Elmer to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Elmer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elmer and extending to:
- Alexandria, which is the Seat of Rapides Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elmer to Alexandria, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six 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 1,032 miles [1,660.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,909 miles [11,119 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,627 miles [12,274.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,502 miles [8,854.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elmer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elmer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elmer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1324, Longitude: -92.6810 In this case, the coordinates for Elmer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Elmer 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Elmer 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 317.067 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.906 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.092 degrees. |