Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kraemer:
  • 29.866873, -90.697034
  • 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 Kraemer

• 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 Lafourche Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafourche Parish
  • Since Kraemer is near Saint John the Baptist Parish and also Saint James Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint James 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 Kraemer

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kraemer ...

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.

• Bowie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowie is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
• Chackbay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Chackbay is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chackbay
• Choctaw
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Choctaw is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
• Chopin ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Chopin is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopin
• Elmer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Elmer is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
• Golden Star Plantation
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Golden Star Plantation is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Star Plantation
• Grand View ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Grand View is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
• Lewistown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewistown is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
• Miles
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Miles is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
• Oak Alley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Alley is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Alley
• Pikes Peak
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pikes Peak is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
• Raceland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Raceland is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raceland <1>
• Raceland Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
• Twelve Cedars
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Twelve Cedars is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Cedars

How Far From Kraemer 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 Kraemer to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Thibodaux, which is the Seat of Lafourche Parish, lies just to the Southwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Kraemer to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 995 miles [1,601.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,598 miles [12,227.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,475 miles [8,811.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'