Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Spring 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 Spring Mesa:
  • 39.837778, -105.198611
  • 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 Spring 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Spring Mesa is near Boulder County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boulder County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Spring Mesa

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring 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.

• Apple Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Apple Meadows is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Meadows
• Candlelight
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Candlelight is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
• Clay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Clay is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
• Countryside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Countryside is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
• Fire Clay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fire Clay is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fire Clay
• Golden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Golden is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <1>
• Lakecrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lakecrest is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecrest
• Meadow Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadow Lake is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
• Plainview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Plainview is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Plastic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Plastic is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plastic
• Rainbow Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rainbow Ridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
• Rocky
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky
• Sunstream
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sunstream is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunstream
• Wood Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Wood Run is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run

How Far From Spring Mesa to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Spring Mesa to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Spring Mesa and extending to:

• Golden, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Spring Mesa to Denver, with an average speed<3> 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,498 miles [2,410.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,636 miles [12,289 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,568 miles [8,960.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'