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Melva

Melva from directly overhead

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

Coordinates36.57694, -93.21222

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks: 52
  • 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
Cliffs: 28
Attractions: 19
  • 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
Museums: 18
  • 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
Ghost towns: 8
Historic sites: 7
  • 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
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Scripture Garden: 3.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bradshaw MountainSSW 209°609 m23.9 mi
Kennedy MountainS 182°604 m23.2 mi
Round MountainS 185°581 m24.3 mi
Anderson MountainSW 221°552 m23.7 mi
Pine MountainSSW 202°547 m21.9 mi
Miller MountainSW 220°532 m23.1 mi
Brushy KnobsSW 235°531 m22.8 mi
Pilot KnobSSW 197°529 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5119:25
June solstice05:5619:5720:35
September equinox07:0118:3719:11
December solstice07:2216:2117:01

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353948576674787870594839
Precip in2.82.94.34.85.53.94.14.25.13.93.93.0

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

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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