Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mesilla Park:
  • 35.565878, -100.952371
  • 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 Mesilla Park

• 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 Gray County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gray County
  • Since Mesilla Park is near Roberts County and also Carson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roberts County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carson 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 Mesilla Park

Communities Also Named Mesilla Park ...

We found one communities that are also named Mesilla Park.

Within Texas, the name Mesilla Park is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Mesilla Park in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Mexico
    • Dona Ana County
    • This Mesilla Park is located in Dona Ana County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mesilla Park that is located in Gray County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of Mesilla Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mesilla Park ...

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.

• Back
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Back is located in Gray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back
• Electric City
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Electric City is located in Hutchinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric City
• Groom
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Groom is located in Carson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groom <2>
• Heaton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Heaton is located in Gray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
• Hoover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hoover is located in Gray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
• Kingsmill ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingsmill is located in Gray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsmill
• Kingsmill Camp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingsmill Camp is located in Gray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsmill Camp
• Panhandle
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Panhandle is located in Carson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panhandle <2>
• Rockledge
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Rockledge is located in Donley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
• Wayside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wayside is located in Roberts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

How Far From Mesilla Park 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 Mesilla Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mesilla Park and extending to:

• Pampa, which is the Seat of Gray County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Mesilla Park to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,330 miles [2,140.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,981 miles [11,234.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,731 miles [12,441.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,627 miles [9,055.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'