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Melville Statue

Melville Statue from directly overhead

Melville Statue is an artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Marine Parade Grounds, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Route passes 8.9 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Rear Admiral George W. Melville (1841-1912), Engineer-in-Chief of the U.S. Navy from 1887 to 1905, served as vice-president of the Society of Naval Architects and Mining Engineers. He founded the Naval Boiler and Turbine Laboratory located here.

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Coordinates39.89351, -75.17677

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Marine Parade Grounds: 0.1 mi
  • Crescent Park: 0.2 mi
  • Central Green: 0.3 mi
  • League Island Park: 0.3 mi
  • Dry Dock Park: 0.4 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • Wilt Chamberlain: 0.6 mi
  • Ed Snider Statue: 0.6 mi
  • Score!: 0.8 mi
  • Julius Erving Statue: 0.8 mi
  • Tackle: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
  • Daly St Community Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Emily Community Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Hicks St Memory Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Moore Street Community Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Community Garden at Ralph Brooks Park - Annex: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
  • Centennial Arboretum: 6.5 mi
  • Almonesson Creek Park: 6.6 mi
  • Timber Creek Park: 7.5 mi
  • Tall Pines State Preserve: 8.3 mi
  • Cadwalader Tract: 8.8 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • Picnic Grove: 3.9 mi
  • Picnic Area #1: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Area #2: 4.3 mi
  • Bird Lake Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 6.8 mi
Peaks: 28
  • Fairmount: 5.0 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Georges Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Pine Hill: 11.8 mi
  • Hutton Hill: 12.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 11.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 16.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Melville Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillNW 306°188 m21.7 mi
Mount MiseryNW 311°176 m20.7 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW 258°137 m18.6 mi
Chestnut HillN 353°136 m12.9 mi
Hunting HillWNW 288°125 m15.2 mi
Osborne HillW 275°113 m22.9 mi
Militia HillN 349°104 m15.9 mi
Camp HillN 356°104 m16.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:33
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:1915:5716:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556474797770584739
Precip in3.12.84.03.53.34.04.44.34.43.52.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Intl AP, 3 mi away.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10688338061

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