Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Melrose Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Melrose Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Melrose 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 Melrose Park:
- 41.900492, -87.856846
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Melrose 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 Cook County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Since Melrose Park is near DuPage County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DuPage County
- eBird sighting report for Will 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Melrose Park ...
We found seven communities that share the name Melrose Park.
Within Illinois, the name Melrose Park is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Broward County
- This Melrose Park is located in Broward County and lies 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Melrose Park that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Melrose Park.
- Columbia 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 Florida community of Melrose Park [Columbia County].
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the east of the Melrose Park that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Melrose Park.
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This Melrose Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the east of the Melrose Park that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Melrose Park.
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This Melrose Park is located in Coffee County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Melrose Park that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Melrose Park.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Melrose Park is located in Harris County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Melrose Park that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Melrose Park.
- Wisconsin
- Winnebago County
- This Melrose Park is located in Winnebago County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Melrose Park that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Melrose Park.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Melrose 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.
- Churchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Churchville is located in DuPage County
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Edison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <4>
- Fullersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullersburg
- Fullersburg is located in DuPage County
- Galewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Grayland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hillside is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,785 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillside <4>
- Humboldt Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Park
- Humboldt Park is located in Cook County
- Lyons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
- Mammoth Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mammoth Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Springs
- Mammoth Springs is located in DuPage County
- Martin Luther
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Luther
- Martin Luther is located in Cook County
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- Maywood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Maywood is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,868 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maywood <4>
- Portage Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Park
- Portage Park is located in Cook County
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Six Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Six Corners is located in Cook County
- Stone Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Park
- Stone Park is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stone Park <4>
- Whiskey Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskey Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Point
- Whiskey Point is located in Cook County
- Maywood
How Far From Melrose 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 village such as Melrose Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Melrose Park and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Melrose Park to Chicago, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 605 miles [973.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,813 miles [7,745.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Melrose Park: www.melrosepark.org/
The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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- Melrose Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Melrose Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9005, Longitude: -87.8568 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Melrose Park 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Melrose Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.584 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.504 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.671 degrees. |