Dr Martin Luther King Jr
Dr Martin Luther King Jr is a historic site in Nebraska, at a modelled elevation of 311 m. Boocker point stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mural, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 2.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2002
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 5.0 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 16.9 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 18.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Mural: 0.0 mi
- Omaha Lollipop: 0.0 mi
- IDEAL: 1.0 mi
- The Road to Omaha: 1.2 mi
- Yellow Ascending: 1.4 mi
- Preston Love Sr: 0.0 mi
- Strehlow Terrace: 0.6 mi
- Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition: 0.7 mi
- Buffalo Bill at the Trans-Mississippi & Internat’l Exposition & Indian Congress of 1898: 0.7 mi
- North 24th Street Historic District: 0.9 mi
- Twenty-Second and Willis Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Burdette Park: 0.3 mi
- Conestoga Park: 0.3 mi
- Sustainable Spaces: 0.5 mi
- Logan Park: 0.6 mi
- Joslyn Castle: 1.9 mi
- The Offut Manor: 1.9 mi
- Missles: 2.4 mi
- Old Plane: 2.4 mi
- Ship Guns: 2.4 mi
- The Nature Conservancy: 2.2 mi
- Blackbird Marsh County Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Gibson Bend: 4.5 mi
- Dorothy Patach Natural Environmental Area: 5.0 mi
- Gifford State Forest: 5.9 mi
- Great Plains Black History Museum: 0.1 mi
- Malcolm X Memorial Foundation: 1.1 mi
- Joslyn Art Museum: 1.5 mi
- Kiewit Luminarium: 1.8 mi
- Omaha Childrens Museum: 1.9 mi
- Cafe Garden: 1.5 mi
- Entrance Garden: 1.5 mi
- Heritage Garden: 2.1 mi
- Polina Gardens: 2.1 mi
- SoMA Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Canopies: 1.8 mi
- Walnut Creek West Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Manchester Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Margaritaville: 13.0 mi
- Edward Owen Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Devil's Slide: 6.1 mi
- Queen Hill: 24.6 mi
- Rock Bluff: 24.9 mi
- De Soto: 16.2 mi
- Riverside: 24.7 mi
- Rock Bluff: 24.8 mi
- Paradise Park Beach: 11.6 mi
- Beer Bottle Beach: 24.4 mi
- Boocker point: 11.0 mi
- Melia Hill Rest Area Westbound: 21.8 mi
- Linoma Lighthouse: 24.6 mi
- Stone Creek Falls: 24.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boocker point | WNW 294° | 361.12 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:19 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:14 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Omaha Eppley Airfield, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6541814498
Day trips start here
- Omaha · 4 mi
- Council Bluffs · 5 mi
- Bellevue · 9 mi
- Papillion · 10 mi
- Gretna · 18 mi
- Missouri Valley · 19 mi
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