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Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. from directly overhead

Martin Luther King Jr. is a historic site in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Crowders Mountain stands 458 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Marshall Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 19 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1980-04-05
Material
bronze
Inscription
1929 - 1968 / Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. / "who dared to make the american / dream of freedom for all / americans a reality."
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.21939, -80.83839
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Attractions
  • Coal car: 1.0 mi
  • Gainseville Midland: 1.9 mi
  • Graffiti Park: 2.0 mi
  • Historic Rosedale: 3.1 mi
  • Abandoned Charlotte Delivery Service Truck and Car: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 54
  • Mahatma Gandhi: 0.2 mi
  • CMPD Fallen Officers Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans' Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Aspire: 0.4 mi
  • Tate Tower: 0.5 mi
Museums: 34
Nature reserves: 28
  • Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
  • Evergreen Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
  • Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve: 5.2 mi
  • Whitehall Nature Preserve: 7.9 mi
  • Berryhill Nature Preserve: 8.6 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Baxter Steet Park Community Garden: 0.5 mi
  • McGill Rose Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Courtyard: 1.1 mi
  • Belmont Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Mary D.B.T. Semans Gardens: 1.4 mi
Peaks: 9
Rest areas: 3
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 8.1 mi
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 11.3 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Beaches: 3
  • South Point Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Sailing Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Little Long Creek Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Long Creek Falls: 23.1 mi
  • High Shoals: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 9.8 mi
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Martin Luther King Jr.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crowders MountainW458 m24.7 mi
Spencer MountainWNW375 m16.5 mi
Jackson KnobW328 m18.8 mi
Reese MountainNW325 m21.2 mi
Nanny MountainSW299 m18.0 mi
Berry MountainW281 m13.8 mi
Capps HillNNW244 m5.5 mi
Red HillSE228 m15.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:35
June solstice06:1020:0420:42
September equinox07:1218:4819:22
December solstice07:2916:3617:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653616977807973625145
Precip in3.53.14.03.83.44.03.74.43.73.23.33.6

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8494335674

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