Marriage
Marriage is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Kennedy Hill stands 70 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is College Education and Spiritual Growth, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 162 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2010-01-16
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- In September 1951, King enrolled in Boston University’s PhD program in systematic theology. King met Coretta Scott while at Boston University and they were married on June 18, 1953, in Perry County, Alabama.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Valdosta
How to reach it
162 named places within 25 miles
- The Crescent: 1.0 mi
- Go Karts/: 7.8 mi
- Century Wheel: 7.8 mi
- Tasmanian River Rapids: 7.8 mi
- Go Bananas: 7.8 mi
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Olympic Park: 0.2 mi
- White Park: 0.3 mi
- Fellowship Park: 0.4 mi
- Valdosta Commercial Historic District: 0.4 mi
- College Education and Spiritual Growth: 0.0 mi
- Civil Rights Movement: 0.0 mi
- Civil Rights Movement: 0.0 mi
- Early Life: 0.0 mi
- Civil Rights Movement: 0.0 mi
- Southern Trees Bear Strange Fruit: 0.4 mi
- Civil Rights Mural: 0.4 mi
- Unarranged Flowers: Where is Mack Now That We Need Him?: 0.4 mi
- River of Life in the Azalea City: 0.4 mi
- Attainable: 0.4 mi
- Rosseter Spring: 19.6 mi
- Madison Blue Spring: 24.0 mi
- Ham612982 Spring: 24.4 mi
- Mad612982 Spring: 24.6 mi
- Pot Spring: 24.7 mi
- Lowndes County Historical Museum: 0.5 mi
- Dasher Museum: 6.3 mi
- Brooks County Museum: 17.1 mi
- Cook County Historical Society Museum and Genealogical Library: 23.2 mi
- I-75 Northbound Weigh Station: 8.2 mi
- I-75 Southbound Weigh Station: 8.3 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center: 12.0 mi
- Joseph O. Striska Official Florida Welcome Center: 16.7 mi
- The Urban Garden: 0.3 mi
- Valdosta Garden Center: 1.0 mi
- Herb Alley: 12.7 mi
- Franklinville: 10.7 mi
- Olympia: 12.6 mi
- Godwin Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Pine Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Kennedy Hill: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marriage. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Hill | WNW 289° | 70 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:13 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:05 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 17:00 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 54 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valdosta 2 S, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12568446776
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