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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 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

Coordinates35.06601, -78.89250

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
  • Rowan Park: 0.4 mi
Museums: 15
Peaks: 14
  • 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
Historic sites: 11
Artworks: 6
  • 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
Attractions: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-95 Southbound Rest Area: 5.9 mi
  • Cumberland County I-95 Northbound Rest Area: 6.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Fayetteville Rose Garden: 1.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Mable C. Smith Picnic site: 3.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gaddys MountainWNW 284°165 m17.3 mi
Johnson MountainWNW 285°162 m20.4 mi
Blues MountainW 276°155 m19.5 mi
Finlayson MountainW 272°154 m16.8 mi
Cameron HillNW 322°146 m18.8 mi
Round TopNW 317°144 m20.6 mi
Coolyconch MountainWNW 298°141 m11.5 mi
Holmes HillNNW 334°140 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5419:28
June solstice06:0319:5620:34
September equinox07:0418:4119:14
December solstice07:2116:2917:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434652617077817974635246
Precip in3.43.23.63.53.44.85.75.24.93.33.43.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fayetteville (pwc), 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5419704810

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