Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mesa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mesa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mesa
- 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:
- 33.415061, -111.822945
- 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 Mesa
- 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 Maricopa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Maricopa County
- Since Mesa is near Pinal County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Pinal 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mesa ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Mesa.
Within Arizona, the name Mesa is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Inyo County
- This Mesa is located in Inyo County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mesa that is located in Maricopa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Mesa.
- San Bernardino County
- This Mesa is located in San Bernardino County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km] to the west northwest of the Mesa that is located in Maricopa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Mesa.
- Colorado
- Adams County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Mesa [Adams County].
- El Paso County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Mesa [El Paso County].
- Mesa County
- This Mesa is located in Mesa County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mesa that is located in Maricopa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mesa County community of Mesa.
- Pueblo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Mesa [Pueblo County].
- Idaho
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
- Chaves County
- This Mesa is located in Chaves County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the east of the Mesa that is located in Maricopa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaves County community of Mesa.
- Roosevelt County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Mesa.
- Texas
- El Paso County
- Although located in El Paso County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Mesa.
- Randall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Mesa [Randall County].
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mesa ...
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.
- Citrus Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citrus Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Gardens
- Citrus Gardens is located in Maricopa County
- Fiesta Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiesta Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiesta Park
- Fiesta Park is located in Maricopa County
- Fuller Ranch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Ranch
- Fuller Ranch is located in Maricopa County
- Gilbert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Maricopa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257,658 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <5>
- Homestead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Kingsgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Lemontree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Meadowvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
- Meadowvale is located in Maricopa County
- Mission Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Valley
- Mission Valley is located in Maricopa County
- New Horizons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Horizons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Horizons
- New Horizons is located in Maricopa County
- Royal Palm Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Palm Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Village
- Royal Palm Village is located in Maricopa County
- Salt River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt River
- Salt River is located in Maricopa County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Summer Mesa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Mesa
- Summer Mesa is located in Maricopa County
- Suntrails
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Suntree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Sunview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Wintercone Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintercone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintercone Park
- Wintercone Park is located in Maricopa County
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Mesa
How Far From Mesa 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 city such as Mesa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mesa and extending to:
- Phoenix, which is the Seat of Maricopa County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Mesa to Phoenix, with an average speed<6> 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 four to five hours.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,963 miles [3,159.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,442 miles [11,976.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,207 miles [13,207.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mesa: www.cityofmesa.org/
The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.gov/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mesa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mesa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4151, Longitude: -111.8229 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Mesa could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mesa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Mesa to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.956 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.685 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.039 degrees. |