- Elevation, modelled
- 3 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Diamond Rock Hill188 m · 21.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Route8.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:33local time
- Coordinates
- 39.8935, -75.1768
Melville Statue is a artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 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.
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | NW 306° | 188 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mount Misery | NW 311° | 176 m | 20.7 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | WSW 258° | 137 m | 18.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 353° | 136 m | 12.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 288° | 125 m | 15.2 mi |
| Osborne Hill | W 275° | 113 m | 22.9 mi |
| Militia Hill | N 349° | 104 m | 15.9 mi |
| Camp Hill | N 356° | 104 m | 16.3 mi |
- 8.9 mi off the Blue Route
- 21.8 mi off the Bayshore Heritage BywayNational
- 21.8 mi off the Delaware Bayshore BywayNational
- 21.9 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Commandant's Quarters: 0.2 mi
- Italian market: 3.3 mi
- USS New Jersey: 3.9 mi
- USS Becuna: 3.9 mi
- USS Olympia: 3.9 mi
- 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
- Veterans Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Christopher Columbus: 1.5 mi
- Guglielmo Marconi: 1.5 mi
- Fort Mercer: 1.6 mi
- Christopher Greene Monument: 1.6 mi
- The James & Ann Whitall House: 1.8 mi
- Fort Mifflin: 2.3 mi
- The Mario Lanza Institute and Museum: 2.8 mi
- Mummers Museum: 3.2 mi
- National Marian Anderson Museum: 3.4 mi
- 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
- 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 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
- Fairmount: 5.0 mi
- Lemon Hill: 5.5 mi
- Georges Hill: 6.7 mi
- Pine Hill: 11.8 mi
- Hutton Hill: 12.0 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 10.9 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 17.0 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 9.6 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 16.9 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 4.6 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 11.4 mi
- Darling: 15.5 mi
- Monkey Rock: 16.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Philadelphia/South · 2 mi
- Camden · 4 mi
- Philadelphia · 4 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City East · 4 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City West · 4 mi
- Philadelphia/Old City · 4 mi
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