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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Ouachita Parish
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Bonita
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Bonita is located in Morehouse Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonita <2>
- Goodwill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Gum Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Jones Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
- Jones Ferry is located in Morehouse Parish
- Log Cabin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Oak Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
- Oak Landing is located in Morehouse Parish
- Plantersville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Plantersville is located in Morehouse Parish
- Point Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Morehouse Parish
- Rogers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Twin Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Mer Rouge 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 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<3> 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]<3> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Mer Rouge to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4>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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,387 miles [8,669.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mer Rouge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mer Rouge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mer Rouge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7771, Longitude: -91.7957 In this case, the coordinates for Mer Rouge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mer Rouge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.692 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.686 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.486 degrees. |