Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Gaddys Mountain stands 165 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Averasboro Battlefield Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2007-01-15
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 15.7 mi off the Averasboro Battlefield Scenic Byway
- 22.3 mi off the Meteor Lakes Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Jesse A. Brayboy Park: 0.3 mi
- Fayetteville State University Quad: 0.4 mi
- Rowan Park: 0.4 mi
- Pine Valley Park: 0.5 mi
- Airborne and Special Operations Museum: 0.8 mi
- Museum of the Cape Fear: 0.8 mi
- Edgar Allen Poe's House: 0.8 mi
- Independent Light Infantry Museum: 1.0 mi
- The Art Center: 1.1 mi
- Coolyconch Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Hams Hill: 14.2 mi
- Killens Hill: 15.5 mi
- Finlayson Mountain: 16.8 mi
- Gaddys Mountain: 17.3 mi
- Howard School Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Ezekiel Ezra Smith Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Founders' Circle: 0.5 mi
- Ghost Tower: 0.8 mi
- Howitzer: 7.4 mi
- Cook Quad Sculpture: 0.4 mi
- Omega-Psi-Phi Monument: 0.5 mi
- Delta-Sigma-Theta Memorial Well: 0.5 mi
- Unity: 0.6 mi
- Bronco Sculpture: 0.6 mi
- Market House: 1.2 mi
- Cape Fear River Trail: 2.0 mi
- Clark Park Falls: 2.1 mi
- Cape Fear Botanical Garden: 2.1 mi
- ZipQuest Waterfall Treetop Adventure: 6.0 mi
- Wrc Fayetteville Access Area: 5.3 mi
- Gordon Butler Nature Preserve: 6.7 mi
- South River Preserve: 15.9 mi
- Wrc Sampson County Gamelands: 24.7 mi
- Cumberland County I-95 Southbound Rest Area: 5.9 mi
- Cumberland County I-95 Northbound Rest Area: 6.1 mi
- Fayetteville Rose Garden: 1.8 mi
- Mable C. Smith Picnic site: 3.3 mi
- Carvers Falls: 6.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaddys Mountain | WNW 284° | 165 m | 17.3 mi |
| Johnson Mountain | WNW 285° | 162 m | 20.4 mi |
| Blues Mountain | W 276° | 155 m | 19.5 mi |
| Finlayson Mountain | W 272° | 154 m | 16.8 mi |
| Cameron Hill | NW 322° | 146 m | 18.8 mi |
| Round Top | NW 317° | 144 m | 20.6 mi |
| Coolyconch Mountain | WNW 298° | 141 m | 11.5 mi |
| Holmes Hill | NNW 334° | 140 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:56 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:29 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fayetteville (pwc), 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5419704810
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