Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mesa View:
  • 34.756758, -92.401266
  • 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 Mesa View

• 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 county-by-county basis. We have selected Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Since Mesa View is near Saline County and also Faulkner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Faulkner County

• 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 Mesa View

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mesa View ...

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.

• Douglas Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Douglas Corner is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Corner
• Hickory Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Hickory Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
• Overlook Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Overlook Park is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Park
• Pebble Beach Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pebble Beach Park is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach Park
• Pleasant Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Forest is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Forest
• Pleasant Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Ridge is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
• Pleasant View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant View is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Rainwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rainwood is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainwood
• Rock Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rock Creek is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Rosedale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosedale is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Spring Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Valley is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Timber Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
• Turtle Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Turtle Creek is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Mesa View and extending to:

• Little Rock, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the East.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies just to the east (E).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Mesa View to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,443 miles [11,978.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,320 miles [8,561.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'