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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from directly overhead

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 258 m. Buck Point stands 1,961 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Chrome Bumpers, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Built
1999
Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates33.98109, -117.37508

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Camera Obscura: 0.0 mi
  • World's Largest "Paper" Cup: 2.7 mi
  • Petrified Redwood Log: 3.3 mi
  • Martha Mclean Anza Narrows: 3.3 mi
  • River Trails: 6.2 mi
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 58
Artworks
Gardens: 57
  • Mariposa Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Native plant garden: 0.2 mi
  • RCC Poison Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves: 35
Springs: 29
  • Cassina Springs: 4.8 mi
  • Hidden Springs: 5.8 mi
  • Console Springs: 9.0 mi
  • Harford Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Convict Spring: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Area A: 14.1 mi
  • Area C: 14.1 mi
  • Area B: 14.2 mi
  • Site C: 17.1 mi
  • Site B: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 10
Waterfalls: 9
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Rock Climbing: 3.9 mi
  • Norco Bluffs: 9.6 mi
  • Keller Cliffs: 22.8 mi
  • shooting gallery: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck PointNNW1,961 m18.8 mi
Strawberry PeakNNE1,876 m19.1 mi
Calamity PeakNW1,768 m19.4 mi
Bailey PeakN1,737 m18.9 mi
Red Rock Wall PointNNE1,687 m18.5 mi
Sugarpine MountainN1,670 m19.3 mi
Playground Drive HillN1,645 m17.9 mi
Jobs PeakN1,641 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:02
June solstice05:4019:2820:05
September equinox06:3818:1518:48
December solstice06:5216:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575760636873798077686256
Precip in2.12.41.50.60.30.10.00.00.20.40.71.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riverside Citrus EXP, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6517185379

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