Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Holy Hill stands 376 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is First Flight, a artwork 0.1 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a 1998 public art work designed by American artist Erik Blome, located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The bronze sculpture depicts the civil rights movement leader Martin Luther King Jr. standing on a pedestal of books. It was commissioned by the YWCA of Greater Milwaukee and is located in front of the King Heights apartments.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1998.
Wikidata Q5304272, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1998
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- "I have the audacity to believe that people everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and justice for their spirits." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- First Flight: 0.1 mi
- Golda Meir School: 0.2 mi
- SCHLITZ PARK The Best of All Worlds: 0.2 mi
- Ruby Bridges: 0.2 mi
- Sojourner Truth: 0.3 mi
- Brewhouse Square Park: 0.2 mi
- Denim Park: 0.4 mi
- James W. Beckum Park: 0.4 mi
- Haymarket Square Park: 0.4 mi
- Blue Dress Park: 0.5 mi
- AJ Bombers Chairs: 0.5 mi
- Skyline Music: 0.7 mi
- River Rhythms: 0.8 mi
- Wisconsin Athletic Walk of Fame: 0.8 mi
- Live at Peck: 0.8 mi
- Holton Street Viaduct Redecking: 0.5 mi
- F.H. Hochmuth Building: 0.6 mi
- Kilbourntown: 0.6 mi
- Friedmann Row: 0.6 mi
- Pere Marquette Historic Site: 0.7 mi
- Lakeshore State Park: 1.7 mi
- Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 2.2 mi
- Downer Woods: 2.5 mi
- Shorewood Nature Conservancy: 3.1 mi
- Indian Prairie Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- America’s Black Holocaust Museum: 0.5 mi
- Milwaukee County Historical Center: 0.8 mi
- Milwaukee Public Museum: 0.9 mi
- Jewish Museum Milwaukee: 1.0 mi
- Betty Brinn Children's Museum: 1.3 mi
- All People's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Northwestern Mutual Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Cudahy Garden: 1.3 mi
- Apartment Garden: 1.6 mi
- Ron Mann Butterfly Garden: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 0.5 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 3.9 mi
- McKinley Beach: 1.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.8 mi
- Bradford Beach: 2.2 mi
- Private Beach: 10.3 mi
- Grant Park Beach: 10.4 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 2.3 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 2.3 mi
- Port Washington Breakwater Light: 23.1 mi
- Port Washington Light Station: 23.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 23.5 mi
- Root Creek: 7.1 mi
- Brookfield Center: 11.8 mi
- Raymond Center: 18.1 mi
- Denoon: 19.2 mi
- Mount Bayside: 9.0 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 24.1 mi
- Lapham Hill: 24.2 mi
- Holy Hill: 24.6 mi
- Silurian Spring: 15.9 mi
- Hygeia Spring: 19.0 mi
- Nemahbin Spring: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Hill | WNW 303° | 376 m | 24.6 mi |
| Lapham Hill | W 267° | 368 m | 24.2 mi |
| Buena Park Hill | SW 222° | 290 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Allis, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4301430245
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