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:
- 39.166279, -108.138912
- 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 Mesa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mesa County
- Since Mesa is near Delta County and also Garfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Delta County
- eBird sighting report for Garfield 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.
There are three communities within Colorado that are also named Mesa.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Colorado ...
- Adams County
- El Paso County
- Pueblo County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Inyo County
- This Mesa is located in Inyo County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<2> to the west of the Mesa that is located in Mesa 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 602 miles [968.8 km] to the west southwest of the Mesa that is located in Mesa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Mesa.
- Idaho
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
- Chaves County
- This Mesa is located in Chaves County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Mesa that is located in Mesa 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.<1> 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.
- Bridges Switch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridges Switch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Switch
- Bridges Switch is located in Mesa County
- Brimstone Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimstone Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
- Brimstone Corner is located in Delta County
- Fruitvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Fruitvale is located in Mesa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitvale <5>
- John Held Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Held Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Held Corner
- John Held Corner is located in Mesa County
- Mount Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lincoln
- Mount Lincoln is located in Mesa County
- Parachute
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parachute
- Parachute is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,114 people
- Former name for Parachute:
- Grand Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parachute <5>
- Pear Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Plateau City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plateau City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau City
- Plateau City is located in Mesa County
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 community 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:
- Grand Junction, which is the Seat of Mesa County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mesa to Grand Junction, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,660 miles [2,671.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 95 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,996 miles [11,259 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 7,761 miles [12,490.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,706 miles [9,182.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mesa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mesa County: www.co.mesa.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 39.1663, Longitude: -108.1389 |
| <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 328.854 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.716 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.758 degrees. |