Melville
Melville is a locality in Brooking Township, Jackson County, Missouri. Melville is situated nearby to the hamlet Dodson, as well as near Marlborough.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fairyland Park and Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium.
Fairyland Park
Park
Fairyland Park was an amusement park, located at 7501 Prospect Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. It operated from 1923 to 1977, and closed due to lack of attendance and storm damage in late 1977.
Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
Zoo
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The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium is a 202-acre zoo founded in 1909 and is located in Swope Park at 6800 Zoo Drive, Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States.
Starlight Theatre
Theater building
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Starlight Theatre is a 7,739-seat outdoor theater in Kansas City, Missouri, United States that presents Broadway shows and concerts. It is one of the two major remaining self-producing outdoor theatres in the U.S. and Starlight's Cohen stagehouse also permits it to present many national Broadway touring shows.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waldo and Holmes Park.
Waldo
Neighborhood
Waldo is a neighborhood located on the southside of Kansas City, Missouri, that has continued to maintain its own unique character, even though it was annexed by Kansas City in 1909. Waldo is situated 2½ miles west of Melville.
Holmes Park
Hamlet
Holmes Park is a neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Holmes Park was laid out in the 1880s, and named after Robert J. Holmes, an original owner of the site. Holmes Park is situated 2½ miles south of Melville.
Brookside
Neighborhood
Brookside is a collection of neighborhoods located in Kansas City, Missouri, bounded by 55th Street on the North, Gregory on the South, Ward Parkway on the West, and Troost on the East. Brookside is situated 3 miles northwest of Melville.
Melville
- Type: Locality
- Location: Brooking Township, Jackson County, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.99028° or 38° 59′ 25″ northLongitude
-94.54495° or 94° 32′ 42″ westElevation
856 feet (261 metres)Open location code
86C7XFR4+42GeoNames ID
4397984
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