Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. is an artwork in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. Frisco Hill stands 247 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fountain Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 2.0 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1977
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 4.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 4.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Illinois, National
- 4.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Overlook · 5 mi
- Mounted Binculors · 9 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 13 mi
- Blind · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fountain Park: 0.0 mi
- Samuel Kennedy Park: 0.4 mi
- Beckett Park: 0.6 mi
- Sherman Park: 0.7 mi
- Mary Fowler Park: 0.7 mi
- A Seat at the Table: 0.2 mi
- Welcome to the Garden of Love: 0.3 mi
- Still Standing: 0.6 mi
- Championship Staunton: 0.8 mi
- Untitled: 0.9 mi
- Bustani Ya Upenda: 0.3 mi
- Evans Avenue Urban Farm: 1.3 mi
- Boyle Laclede Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Full Circle Healing Garden: 1.4 mi
- Jewel Box: 1.8 mi
- Joseph Erlanger House: 0.6 mi
- Frank Preston Blair, Jr. Statue: 0.8 mi
- Henry W. Kiel: 0.9 mi
- Jewish Tercentenary Monument: 0.9 mi
- Spanish Cannon "Examinador": 1.3 mi
- World Chess Hall of Fame: 0.8 mi
- Shelley House: 1.2 mi
- Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis: 1.7 mi
- Pulitzer Arts Foundation: 1.8 mi
- Saint Louis University Museum of Art: 1.9 mi
- Forest Park Fish Hatchery: 1.1 mi
- Big Muddy Adventures at the Boathouse: 1.7 mi
- World's Fair Pavilion: 1.9 mi
- St. Louis Walk of Fame: 2.3 mi
- Wildlife Conservation School: 2.3 mi
- GHV Terrace Garden: 2.7 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 7.6 mi
- Little Creek Nature Area: 8.2 mi
- Little Creek: 8.4 mi
- Horseshoe Lake State Park: 9.7 mi
- Picnic Ground 3: 2.0 mi
- Williams Family Solar Pavilion: 2.1 mi
- Gus Fogt Picnic Site: 3.3 mi
- Concession Picnic Site: 3.3 mi
- West End Picnic Site: 3.4 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 1.1 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 3.3 mi
- Headwaters: 3.7 mi
- Webster Retention Pond Seep: 6.5 mi
- Falling Spring: 9.6 mi
- Government Hill: 1.9 mi
- Art Hill: 2.1 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 4.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 10.7 mi
- Monks Mound: 10.7 mi
- Deer Lake Riffles: 1.3 mi
- Wise Falls: 1.6 mi
- Dripping Springs: 12.4 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 18.3 mi
- Beaver Falls: 18.5 mi
- Vilhauer Bluff: 6.6 mi
- La Charbonier Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Climbing Area: 22.9 mi
- Shelter bluff: 23.2 mi
- Old Keller Quary: 23.4 mi
- Broadway: 7.8 mi
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 12.1 mi
- Machens: 17.5 mi
- Wilkie: 17.8 mi
- Times Beach: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Martin Luther King, Jr.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco Hill | SSW 210° | 247 m | 21.5 mi |
| Antire Hill | WSW 238° | 237 m | 18.7 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 240° | 205 m | 23.2 mi |
| Clarks Mound | ESE 117° | 196 m | 11.5 mi |
| Two Story Hill | NW 315° | 188 m | 22.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ESE 123° | 185 m | 23.3 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 76° | 182 m | 14.1 mi |
| Browns Mound | E 80° | 174 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Louis SCI CTR, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13463327557
Day trips start here
- St. Louis · 2 mi
- Cahokia · 7 mi
- Ferguson · 7 mi
- Granite City · 7 mi
- East St. Louis · 8 mi
- Fairmont City · 9 mi
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