Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in La Mesa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Mesa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for La 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 La Mesa:
- 32.767811, -117.023545
- 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 La 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 San Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Diego 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 La Mesa ...
We found three communities that share the name La Mesa.
Within California, the name La Mesa is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- New Mexico
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near La 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.
- Allied Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allied Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allied Gardens
- Allied Gardens is located in San Diego County
- Emerald Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Emerald Hills is located in San Diego County
- Grantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in San Diego County
- Homelands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Lemon Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Grove
- Lemon Grove is located in San Diego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemon Grove <3>
- Lincoln Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in San Diego County
- Mount Helix
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Helix
- Mount Helix is located in San Diego County
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in San Diego County
- Normal Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normal Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Heights
- Normal Heights is located in San Diego County
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- Paradise Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hills
- Paradise Hills is located in San Diego County
- South Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- South Park is located in San Diego County
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in San Diego County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <3>
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in San Diego County
- University Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in San Diego County
- Winter Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Gardens
- Winter Gardens is located in San Diego County
- Paradise Hills
How Far From La Mesa 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 city such as La Mesa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in La Mesa and extending to:
- San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from La Mesa to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 27 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,259 miles [3,635.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 89 days and walking would take 129 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,619 miles [12,261.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,387 miles [13,497.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for La Mesa: www.ci.la-mesa.ca.us/
The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- La Mesa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La Mesa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7678, Longitude: -117.0235 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 La Mesa 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 335.038 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.59 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.909 degrees. |