Melville Rural Cemetery
Melville Rural Cemetery is a cemetery in Huntington, Suffolk County, New York. Melville Rural Cemetery is situated nearby to the peak Jayne’s Hill, as well as near the town West Hills.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jayne’s Hill and Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site.
Jayne’s Hill
Peak
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Jayne's Hill, also known as High Hill, West Hills, Oakley's Hill, and Janes Hill, is the highest point on Long Island, New York with an elevation of between 387 feet and 400.9 feet above sea level.
Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site
Park
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The Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site is a state historic site in West Hills, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The site preserves the birthplace of American poet Walt Whitman. Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site is situated 1½ miles north of Melville Rural Cemetery.
Old Bethpage Village Restoration
Park
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The Old Bethpage Village Restoration is a 209-acre farm located on the Nassau-Suffolk border. According to notes written on the county's 1959 master plan, the site originally was planned to become the Nassau County Zoo. Old Bethpage Village Restoration is situated 2½ miles southwest of Melville Rural Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Melville and West Hills.
Melville
Town
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Melville is an affluent hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Huntington in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 19,284 at the time of the 2020 census.
West Hills
Town
West Hills is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County, New York. As of the 2020 census, West Hills had a population of 5,385. West Hills is situated 1½ miles northwest of Melville Rural Cemetery.
South Huntington
Town
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South Huntington is an affluent hamlet and census-designated place within the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. South Huntington is situated 2½ miles northeast of Melville Rural Cemetery.
Melville Rural Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.79519° or 40° 47′ 43″ northLongitude
-73.41984° or 73° 25′ 11″ westElevation
157 feet (48 metres)Open location code
87G8QHWJ+33OpenStreetMap ID
way 894152262OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
7155381
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