Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is an artwork in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Reeds Hill stands 296 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Immaculate Conception, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 9.3 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The memorial commemorates King's visit to the Univ. of Dayton campus in 1964 and the daily work of the civil rights movement. The monument was erected between mid-July and mid-November of 2015 and named “Give Us This Day Our Daily Quest” in honor of the
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 11.4 mi off the Lower Valley Pike Scenic Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Accommodation Line Scenic Byway
- 28.7 mi off the Miami & Erie Canal Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Erma Bombeck: 0.1 mi
- Natalie Clifford Barney Historic Marker: 1.6 mi
- John Patterson Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Montgomery County Civil War Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Paul Laurence Dunbar Walk: 1.8 mi
- Patterson Homestead: 0.4 mi
- Dayton Holocaust Resource Center: 0.8 mi
- America's Packard Museum: 1.2 mi
- John W. Berry Sr. Wright Brothers National Museum: 1.5 mi
- The International Peace Museum: 1.6 mi
- Blommel Park: 0.6 mi
- Park Drive Boulevard: 0.6 mi
- Huffman Park: 0.7 mi
- Cook Park: 0.7 mi
- Old River Park: 0.8 mi
- Dayton Country Club: 1.1 mi
- Columbia Care: 1.2 mi
- Second Street Market: 1.6 mi
- White House Event Center: 1.6 mi
- Five Rivers Fountain of Lights: 2.0 mi
- Immaculate Conception: 0.0 mi
- Three O'Clock Prayer: 0.0 mi
- Omega Point: 0.1 mi
- Kennedy’s Eternal Flame: 0.1 mi
- Land of Funk: 1.3 mi
- Mission of Mary Cooperative Hawker St. Garden: 0.8 mi
- South Park Urban Garden: 0.9 mi
- Mission of Mary Cooperative Lincoln Hill garden: 0.9 mi
- Mission of Mary’s Farm Headquarters: 1.1 mi
- Ruskin PreK-8 and Streetpeace Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Overlook Reserve: 6.0 mi
- Sweet Arrow Reserve: 6.7 mi
- Huffman Prairie State Natural Landmark: 8.0 mi
- Narrows Reserve: 8.4 mi
- Russ Nature Reserve: 8.7 mi
- The Grotto: 16.2 mi
- The Cascades: 16.5 mi
- Amphitheater Falls: 18.6 mi
- Crawdad Falls: 18.8 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 19.2 mi
- Fishburg: 7.4 mi
- Manor: 10.5 mi
- Tadmor: 10.8 mi
- Venable: 14.7 mi
- New Burlington: 16.7 mi
- Stoddard Hill: 2.3 mi
- Reeds Hill: 11.1 mi
- Little Mount: 12.5 mi
- Cedar Mound: 15.7 mi
- Warren Interstate 71 Southbound Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Warren Interstate 71 Northbound Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Butler Interstate 75 Southbound: 23.8 mi
- Butler Interstate 75 Northbound: 24.0 mi
- Twin Oak Shelter: 1.7 mi
- Equestrian Day Use: 9.2 mi
- Oak Camp: 9.6 mi
- Yellow spring: 16.3 mi
- Traveler's Spring: 16.3 mi
- Ricciardi Spring: 16.5 mi
- Caesar Creek State Park Beach: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reeds Hill | ENE 64° | 296 m | 11.1 mi |
| Little Mount | SSW 205° | 286 m | 12.5 mi |
| Cedar Mound | WSW 249° | 257 m | 15.7 mi |
| Stoddard Hill | NW 326° | 241 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:13 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:28 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:33 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton MCD, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13101205519
Day trips start here
- Dayton · 1 mi
- Beavercreek · 6 mi
- Miamisburg · 9 mi
- Springboro · 13 mi
- Xenia · 13 mi
- Franklin · 14 mi
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