Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Oaks:
  • 34.680816, -120.441552
  • 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 Oaks

• 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 Santa Barbara County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Santa Barbara County
  • Since Mesa Oaks is near San Luis Obispo County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Luis Obispo 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 Oaks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mesa Oaks ...

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.

• Acorn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Acorn is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
• Bragur
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bragur is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragur
• Gato
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Gato is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gato
• Gum
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Gum is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum
• Honda
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Honda is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honda
• Jesus Maria
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jesus Maria is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesus Maria
• Mission Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mission Hills is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
• Rosemary
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Rosemary is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
• Surf
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Surf is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf

How Far From Mesa Oaks 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 Oaks 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 Oaks and extending to:

• Santa Barbara, which is the Seat of Santa Barbara County, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mesa Oaks to Santa Barbara, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 275 miles [442.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,395 miles [3,854.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,575 miles [12,190.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,344 miles [13,428.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'