Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mer Rouge:
  • 32.777060, -91.795704
  • 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 Mer Rouge

• 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 Morehouse Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morehouse Parish
  • Since Mer Rouge is near Ouachita Parish and also West Carroll Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for West Carroll 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 Mer Rouge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mer Rouge ...

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.

• Bear Skin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bear Skin is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Skin
• Bonita
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonita is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonita <1>
• Goodwill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Goodwill is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
• Gum Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Gum Ridge is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Ridge
• Jones Ferry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jones Ferry is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
• Log Cabin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Log Cabin is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
• Oak Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Oak Landing is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
• Plantersville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Plantersville is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
• Point Pleasant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Rogers
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rogers is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
• Twin Oaks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Twin Oaks is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

How Far From Mer Rouge 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 village such as Mer Rouge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bastrop, which is the Seat of Morehouse Parish, lies just to the West.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Mer Rouge to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 926 miles [1,490.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,512 miles [12,089.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,387 miles [8,669.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'