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:
  • 35.017781, -107.313422
  • 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 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 Cibola County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cibola County
  • Since Mesita is near Valencia County and also McKinley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Valencia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McKinley 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 Mesita

Communities Also Named Mesita ...

We found one communities that are also named Mesita.

Within New Mexico, the name Mesita is unique.

Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named Mesita in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Colorado
    • Costilla County
    • This Mesita is located in Costilla County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mesita that is located in Cibola County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Costilla County community of Mesita.

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.

• Alaska
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Alaska is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
• Budville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Budville is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budville
• Casa Blanca
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Casa Blanca is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casa Blanca <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Casa Blanca
  • From Mesita to Casa Blanca
• Crane Place
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Crane Place is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Place
• Eagle Nest
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Nest is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
• Fruitvale ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Fruitvale is located in Bernalillo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
• Harrisburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Harrisburg is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Harrisburg
  • From Mesita to Harrisburg
• Orchard Place
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Orchard Place is located in Cibola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place

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:

• Grants, which is the Seat of Cibola County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mesita to Grants, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,684 miles [2,710.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 66 days and walking would take 96 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,216 miles [11,613 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 7,976 miles [12,836.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'