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:
- 35.495354, -86.100822
- 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 Coffee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Coffee County
- Since Melrose Park is near Bedford County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Tennessee, the name Melrose Park is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, 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 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Melrose Park that is located in Coffee 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 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the north of the Melrose Park that is located in Coffee 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 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Melrose Park that is located in Coffee 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 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Melrose Park that is located in Coffee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Melrose Park.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Melrose Park is located in Harris County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Melrose Park that is located in Coffee 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 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the north of the Melrose Park that is located in Coffee 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.
- Black Jack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack is located in Coffee County
- Bobs Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobs Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Cross Roads
- Bobs Cross Roads is located in Coffee County
- Busy Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Dawn ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Dixie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Forest Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Glenview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Holly ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Mud Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Noah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Ragsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Royal Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Summitville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summitville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Summitville is located in Coffee County
How Far From Melrose Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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:
- Manchester, which is the Seat of Coffee County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Melrose Park to Nashville, with an average speed<4> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 550 miles [885.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,018 miles [8,075.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Melrose Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Coffee County: www.coffeecountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 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: 35.4954, Longitude: -86.1008 In this case, the coordinates for Melrose Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.351 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.187 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.561 degrees. |