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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

Parks
  • Lincoln Park: 0.1 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 0.1 mi
  • Catherine Street Urban Meadow: 0.3 mi
  • Lincoln Square Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hummel Street Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
  • 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
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 45
Waterfalls: 36
  • Corning Cascade Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Lower Burden Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Upper Burden Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Lower Burden Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Smart's Cascade: 6.2 mi
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
Artworks: 29
  • Untitled: 0.4 mi
  • Labyrinth: 0.5 mi
  • Triangles and Arches: 0.5 mi
  • Verge: 0.5 mi
  • Trio: 0.5 mi
Attractions: 27
  • 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: 12
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 HillE 88°625 m19.7 mi
Unchachogue CreekW 259°597 m21.6 mi
Perigo HillE 84°571 m15.4 mi
Buck RockE 93°562 m19.3 mi
The GipfelE 93°561 m15.1 mi
Filkins HillW 259°550 m16.3 mi
Johnson HillESE 104°537 m15.9 mi
Dickinson HillENE 60°537 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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