West Melbourne
West Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States.
West Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It was created in 1959 to stop the area from being annexed into the city of Melbourne. Since 2000, the city has experienced the highest population growth percentage of any municipality in Brevard County. It is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, West Melbourne had a population of 25,924.
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Worth seeing in and around West Melbourne
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Florida Institute of Technology
Florida Institute of Technology is a private research university in Melbourne, Florida, United States. The university comprises four academic colleges: Engineering & Science, Aeronautics, Psychology & Liberal Arts, and Business.
4.5 km · private research university in Melbourne, Florida · Wikipedia - 02Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (Melbourne, Florida)
The Holy Trinity Episcopal Church is a historic church currently located at 50 West Strawbridge Avenue, Melbourne, Florida, United States. It is the oldest established church of any denomination in the city.
5.8 km · church building in Florida, United States of America · Wikipedia - 03St. Joseph's Catholic Church
St. Joseph's Catholic Church, also known as St.
7.1 km · church building in Florida, United States of America · Wikipedia - 04Community Chapel of Melbourne Beach
The Community Chapel of Melbourne Beach is a historic chapel at 501 Ocean Avenue, Melbourne Beach, Florida, United States. The local residents built the chapel in 1892 & made it non-denominational, which it remains today.
9.9 km · chapel in Florida, United States of America · Wikipedia - 05American Muscle Car Museum
The American Muscle Car Museum is a private, tax exempt 501 organization located in Melbourne, Florida — operating as a museum accommodating the personal car collection of Mark Pieloch. The facility, which is not open to the public, focuses on education and the preservation of cars, and as an event venue for educational tours and charity fundraisers, e.g., hosting events for Brevard County non-profits.
9.5 km · non-profit museum in Melbourne, Florida · Wikipedia - 06Green Gables
Green Gables, also known as the Wells House, is a historic home at 1501 South Harbor City Boulevard in Melbourne, Florida, United States. The house fronts the Indian River and is one of a few Queen Anne style homes that still exist in Brevard County.
7.3 km · house in Melbourne, Florida · Wikipedia - 071900 Building
The 1900 Building is a historic U.S. building located at 1900 South Harbor City Boulevard, Melbourne, Florida. This three story building was constructed in 1924 and originally opened as the Melbourne Hotel.
7.1 km · building in Florida, United States · Wikipedia - 08Erna Nixon Park
Erna Nixon Park is a public park located on 1200 Evans Road, Melbourne, Florida. It contains a 3,000-foot elevated boardwalk through a natural Florida hammock.
5.7 km · park in Florida, United States of America · Wikipedia - 09Florida Power and Light Company Ice Plant
The Florida Power and Light Company Ice Plant is a historic site in Melbourne, Florida, United States, formerly operated by Florida Power & Light. It is located at 1604 South Harbor City Boulevard.
7.1 km · building in Florida, United States of America · Wikipedia - 10Henegar Center
The Henegar Center is a historic U.S. building located at 625 East New Haven Avenue, Melbourne, Florida. Built in 1919, it is one of Brevard County’s oldest public buildings.
6.4 km · building in Florida, United States · Wikipedia
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Getting to West Melbourne
- Airports
- Orlando (MCO), 77 km · Orlando Sanford (SFB), 99 km · President Donald J. Trump (DJT), 161 km
- Stations
- Melbourne Orlando International Airport, 7.2 km
- Orlando → West Melbourne88 km · quickest by road, 2h · $9–12
- West Palm Beach → West Melbourne162 km · quickest by road, 2h 38m · $14–20
- Tampa → West Melbourne178 km · quickest by road, 3h 21m · $16–22
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for West Melbourne
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for West Melbourne. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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If you know how people move in West Melbourne – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.