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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 Melrose Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Melrose Park 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 Melrose Park:
- 40.061778, -75.131842
- 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 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Melrose Park is near Philadelphia County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Melrose Park
Communities Also Named Melrose Park ...
We found seven communities that are also named Melrose Park.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Melrose Park is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Broward County
- This Melrose Park is located in Broward County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Melrose Park that is located in Montgomery 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].
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Melrose Park is located in Cook County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Melrose Park that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Melrose Park.
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Melrose Park that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Melrose Park.
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This Melrose Park is located in Coffee County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Melrose Park that is located in Montgomery 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 1,339 miles [2,154.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Melrose Park that is located in Montgomery 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 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Melrose Park that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Melrose Park.
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.
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedarbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Coventry House
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Coventry House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry House
- Crescentville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crescentville is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescentville
- Fern Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock
- Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fern Rock Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock Station
- Fishers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fishers is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
- Ivy Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy Hill is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill
- Jenkintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kennedy House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy House
- Lawn Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawn Crest is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Crest
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- Lawncrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawncrest is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawncrest
- Lawndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lawndale is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Mermaid
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mermaid is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermaid
- Milestown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Milestown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oak Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Lane is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane
- Oaklane
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oaklane is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklane
- Rockledge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Volunteertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Volunteertown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteertown
- Wyoming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wyoming is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
How Far From Melrose Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community 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:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Melrose Park to Norristown, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the west (W). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 129 miles [207.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,350 miles [7,000.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Melrose Park) 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Melrose Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0618, Longitude: -75.1318 In this case, the coordinates for Melrose Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.675 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.242 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.434 degrees. |
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