Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mesita, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mesita and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mesita
- 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 Mesita:
- 37.098351, -105.601957
- 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 Mesita
- 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 Costilla County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Costilla County
- Since Mesita is near Taos County and also Conejos County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Taos County
- eBird sighting report for Conejos 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 Mesita ...
We found one communities that share the name Mesita.
Within Colorado, the name Mesita is unique.
Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Mesita in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mesita ...
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.
- Anchor ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Bountiful
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
- Bountiful is located in Conejos County
- Guadalupe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Henry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Henry is located in Alamosa County
- Lava ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Midnight ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Red River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
- Red River is located in Taos County (NM)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red River <3>
- Romeo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romeo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Romeo is located in Conejos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeo <3>
- Sunshine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Sunshine Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Valley
- Sunshine Valley is located in Taos County (NM)
How Far From Mesita 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 Mesita to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mesita and extending to:
- San Luis, which is the Seat of Costilla County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mesita to San Luis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,552 miles [2,497.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,043 miles [11,334.6 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 7,804 miles [12,559.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,724 miles [9,211.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mesita. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mesita) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mesita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0984, Longitude: -105.6020 In this case, the coordinates for Mesita have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mesita 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 326.711 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.974 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.555 degrees. |