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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 Melissa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Melissa 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 Melissa:
- 33.283393, -96.570718
- 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 Melissa
- 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 Collin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Collin County
- Since Melissa is near Grayson County and also Fannin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin 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 Melissa
Communities Also Named Melissa ...
We found two communities that are also named Melissa.
Within Texas, the name Melissa is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Melissa lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Melissa that is located in Collin County.
- West Virginia
- Cabell County
- This Melissa is located in Cabell County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Melissa that is located in Collin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Melissa.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Melissa ...
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.
- Anna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Biggers is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Branch is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Cannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Chambersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chambersville is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Climax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Climax is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Desert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Desert is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert
- Forest Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Grove is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Kelly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Lucas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Prosper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
How Far From Melissa 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 city such as Melissa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Melissa and extending to:
- McKinney, which is the Seat of Collin County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Melissa to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,684 miles [12,366.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,563 miles [8,952.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Melissa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Melissa 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 Melissa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2834, Longitude: -96.5707 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.852 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.446 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.50 degrees. |
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