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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mesa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mesa and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mesa:
- 46.579151, -119.005659
- 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 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Mesa is near Adams County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Mesa
Communities Also Named Mesa ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Mesa.
Within Washington, the name Mesa is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Mesa is located in Maricopa County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Mesa that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Mesa.
- Arkansas
- Prairie County
- This Mesa is located in Prairie County and lies 1,642 miles [2,642.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mesa that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prairie County community of Mesa.
- California
- Inyo County
- This Mesa is located in Inyo County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the south of the Mesa that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Mesa.
- San Bernardino County
- This Mesa is located in San Bernardino County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km] to the south of the Mesa that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Mesa.
- Colorado
- Adams County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Mesa [Adams County].
- El Paso County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Mesa [El Paso County].
- Mesa County
- This Mesa is located in Mesa County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mesa that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mesa County community of Mesa.
- Pueblo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Mesa [Pueblo County].
- Idaho
- Adams County
- This Mesa is located in Adams County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mesa that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Mesa.
- Mississippi
- Walthall County
- This Mesa is located in Walthall County and lies 1,863 miles [2,998.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mesa that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walthall County community of Mesa.
- New Mexico
- Chaves County
- This Mesa is located in Chaves County and lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mesa that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaves County community of Mesa.
- Roosevelt County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Mesa.
- Texas
- El Paso County
- Although located in El Paso County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Mesa.
- Randall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Mesa [Randall County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Basin City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bruce
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bruce is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Burr
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burr is located in Walla Walla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
- Cactus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cactus is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus
- Curry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Curry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Edna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Edwards
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Edwards is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Five Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Five Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Geneva Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva Junction is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Junction
- May Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- May Junction is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Junction
- Ruby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Sulphur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sulphur is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
How Far From 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 city such as Mesa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mesa and extending to:
- Pasco, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mesa to Pasco, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 2,166 miles [3,485.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,550 miles [12,150.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,633 miles [9,065.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mesa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Mesa could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mesa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Mesa to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mesa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5792, Longitude: -119.0057 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.08 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.127 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.677 degrees. |
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