Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mermentau:
  • 30.187415, -92.583967
  • 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 Mermentau

• 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 Acadia Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Acadia Parish
  • Since Mermentau is near Jefferson Davis Parish and also Vermilion Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vermilion 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 Mermentau

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mermentau ...

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.

• Cartville ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cartville is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartville
• Iota
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
• Jennings
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <1>
• Keystone
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Keystone is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Lake Arthur
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Arthur is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arthur
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Arthur <1>
• Lyons Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyons Point is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Point
• Morse
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Morse is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse <1>
• Raymond
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Raymond is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
• Riceville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Riceville is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
• Silverwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Silverwood is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood

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

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

• Crowley, which is the Seat of Acadia Parish, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Mermentau to Crowley, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,667 miles [12,338.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,543 miles [8,920.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'