Melva
Melva is a ghost town in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Bradshaw Mountain stands 609 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Longview Park, a park 2.4 miles away. Ozark Mountain Parkway passes 4.0 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Missouri, United States of America
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Ozark Mountain Parkway
- 9.0 mi off the Ozark Mountain Highroad
- 17.5 mi off the Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
- 20.8 mi off the Glade Top Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Caney Overlook · 28 mi
- Watershed Divide Scenic Vista · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Longview Park: 2.4 mi
- Sagers Park: 3.0 mi
- Downing View Park: 3.1 mi
- Chad A. Fuqua Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- Tiger Park: 3.5 mi
- Table Rock: 3.9 mi
- Baird Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Chula Vista: 8.6 mi
- Sow Coon Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Lone Tree Mountain: 13.0 mi
- Oasis Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Mays Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Johnson Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Davis Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Big Cedar Fun Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Grand Country Resort: 5.1 mi
- The Runaway Mountain Coaster: 5.2 mi
- The Branson Coaster: 5.2 mi
- Ride The Ducks: 5.3 mi
- Gaetz Tractor Museum: 3.0 mi
- Ralph Foster Museum: 3.3 mi
- Branson Centennial Museum: 4.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Museum: 4.6 mi
- Branson Ghosts & Legends: 4.6 mi
- Lakeside Forest Wilderness Area: 4.5 mi
- Shepherd of the Hills Fish Hatchery: 5.1 mi
- White River Balds Natural Area: 7.5 mi
- Ruth and Paul Henning Conservation Area: 7.7 mi
- Drury Conservation Area: 8.0 mi
- Cedar Valley: 5.1 mi
- Flag: 5.9 mi
- McFarland: 11.5 mi
- Radical: 11.9 mi
- Eaudevie: 18.4 mi
- Veteran's Grove: 2.8 mi
- The Missouri Gold Star Families Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Lest We Forget 9/11 Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Ozark Medieval Fortress: 12.9 mi
- Ruins - Log Cabin / Barn: 20.0 mi
- Moonshine Beach: 5.9 mi
- Don's Island: 7.6 mi
- Aunts Creek Beach: 15.3 mi
- Lakeside Forest Trails: 4.7 mi
- StoneBridge Pavilion: 10.6 mi
- Rock Spring: 16.9 mi
- Cash Spring: 24.6 mi
- Scripture Garden: 3.3 mi
- The Falls: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Melva. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradshaw Mountain | SSW 209° | 609 m | 23.9 mi |
| Kennedy Mountain | S 182° | 604 m | 23.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | S 185° | 581 m | 24.3 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | SW 221° | 552 m | 23.7 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SSW 202° | 547 m | 21.9 mi |
| Miller Mountain | SW 220° | 532 m | 23.1 mi |
| Brushy Knobs | SW 235° | 531 m | 22.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSW 197° | 529 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:21 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Branson AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Branson · 5 mi
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