Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lee 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 Lee Mesa:
  • 41.185500, -112.035220
  • 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 Lee 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 Weber County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Weber County
  • Since Lee Mesa is near Davis County and also Box Elder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Box Elder 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 Lee Mesa

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lee 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 Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Apple Park is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Park
• Call
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Call is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
• Cedar Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cedar Ridge is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
• Cozydale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cozydale is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozydale
• Diamond Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Diamond Hills is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
• English Manor
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • English Manor is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
• Foxglen
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Foxglen is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxglen
• Goodfellow
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Goodfellow is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfellow
• Harmony Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Harmony Park is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
• Laurel Lea
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Laurel Lea is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
• Park Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Park Lake is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
• Quail Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Quail Point is located in Weber County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
• Continue List   (5 more) ...
  • River Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • River Valley is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
  • Shamrock
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Shamrock is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Sunray
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sunray is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
  • Tanner
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Tanner is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
  • Valley Side
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Valley Side is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side

How Far From Lee Mesa 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 Lee Mesa to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lee Mesa and extending to:

• Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Lee Mesa to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<2> 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,844 miles [2,967.6 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 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,744 miles [12,462.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,728 miles [9,218.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'