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we pass this GPS location for Melrose Place:
40.444893, -75.864239
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We found one communities that share the name Melrose Place.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Melrose Place is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Melrose Place in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish
This Melrose Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Melrose Place that is located in Berks County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Melrose Place.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Melrose Place ...
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.
Breezy Corner (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirbyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
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 Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Melrose Place and extending to:
Reading, which is the Seat of Berks County, lies just to the South Southwest.
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Melrose Place to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 123 miles [197.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,783 miles [9,306.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,368 miles [7,029.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Melrose Place) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Melrose Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4449, Longitude: -75.8642 In this case, the coordinates for Melrose Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Place 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 307.076 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.758 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.589 degrees.