Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rodemacher:
  • 31.418510, -92.722371
  • 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 Rodemacher

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rapides Parish
  • Since Rodemacher is near Grant Parish and also Natchitoches Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Natchitoches 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 Rodemacher

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rodemacher ...

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.

• Alfalfa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Alfalfa is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa
• Crane
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Crane is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
• Hot Wells
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
• Kateland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kateland is located in Grant Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kateland
• Lena
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lena is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <1>
• Marco
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
• Mead ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mead is located in Grant Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
• Oasis
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Oasis is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
• Ravencamp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ravencamp is located in Grant Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravencamp
• Rock
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rock is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
• Sharp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sharp is located in Rapides Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp

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

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

• Alexandria, which is the Seat of Rapides Parish, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rodemacher to Alexandria, with an average speed<3> 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 114 miles [183.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,615 miles [12,255.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'