13 Facts About Melbourne Florida

1.

Melbourne Florida is buried in the Melbourne Cemetery, along with many early residents in the area.

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2.

The first school in Melbourne was built in 1883 and is on permanent exhibit on the campus of Florida Institute of Technology.

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3.

In late 1942 the Naval Air Station Melbourne Florida was established as a site to train newly commissioned Navy and Marine pilots for World War II.

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4.

Melbourne Florida is located approximately 60 miles southeast of Orlando on the Space Coast, along Interstate 95.

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5.

Melbourne Florida Beachside has a small presence on the South Beaches barrier island.

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6.

Melbourne, Florida has a humid subtropical climate, bordering closely to a tropical savanna climate.

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7.

Melbourne Florida has a distinctly seasonal precipitation pattern, with a hot and wet season and a warm and dry season .

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8.

On Christmas Eve 2003, the city as others in east central coast of Melbourne Florida received snow from the ocean effect, when cold air passes over the considerably hotter ocean and causes the rise of air with higher temperature to bring moisture into the higher portions of the atmosphere.

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9.

The Melbourne area has many lush gardens and public landscapes, and is noted for the botanical northern limit of cultivated coconut palms on the Florida East Coast.

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10.

Melbourne Florida contains defense and technology companies with a high concentration of high-tech workers.

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11.

Melbourne Florida has two downtown business districts, a result of the merger of Eau Gallie into Melbourne Florida:.

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12.

Melbourne Florida was an official host city for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay.

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13.

Melbourne Florida Today is the major daily newspaper serving Brevard County, Melbourne Florida.

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