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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial from directly overhead

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Rocky Hill stands 625 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 9.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1993
Material
bronze;stone
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.64492, -73.76768

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Lincoln Park: 0.1 mi
  • Catherine Street Urban Meadow: 0.3 mi
  • Lincoln Square Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hummel Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • Elizabeth Street Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites: 50
  • Korean Veterans' Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • NYS Missing Person Eternal Flame: 0.4 mi
  • Purple Heart Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Women Veterans' Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • New York State World War II Memorial: 0.4 mi
Museums: 45
Nature reserves
Gardens: 35
  • South End Butterfly Sanctuary: 0.3 mi
  • Yolles Contemplation Garden: 0.4 mi
  • People's Park: 0.5 mi
  • Friendship Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Class of 1969 Medicinal Garden: 0.7 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Corning Cascade Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Lower Burden Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Upper Burden Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Smart's Cascade: 6.2 mi
  • Poesten Kill Falls: 7.0 mi
Artworks: 28
  • Labyrinth: 0.5 mi
  • Triangles and Arches: 0.5 mi
  • Verge: 0.5 mi
  • Trio: 0.5 mi
  • Yellow Blue: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 26
  • New York State Museum Carousel: 0.4 mi
  • New York State Executive Mansion Tour: 0.4 mi
  • Empire State Plaza: 0.5 mi
  • Tulip Festival: 0.7 mi
  • New York State Capitol Tour: 0.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
Beaches: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 3.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 10.5 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 16.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky HillE625 m19.7 mi
Unchachogue CreekW597 m21.6 mi
Perigo HillE571 m15.4 mi
Buck RockE562 m19.3 mi
The GipfelE561 m15.1 mi
Filkins HillW550 m16.3 mi
Johnson HillESE537 m15.9 mi
Dickinson HillENE537 m20.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1819:5420:37
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2315:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736486068737164514130
Precip in2.62.33.13.13.44.14.63.83.73.93.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albany Intl AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1039469564

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