Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Dry Pine Hill stands 9 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Luther King Jr. Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. SC-46 Scenic Highway passes 11 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2022-01-15
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the SC-46 Scenic Highway
- 15.4 mi off the Hilton Head Scenic Highway
- 16.7 mi off the Historic Effingham-Ebenezer Scenic Byway
- 16.9 mi off the US-278 Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Barrell Landing · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Martin Luther King Jr. Park: 0.0 mi
- Montgomery Park: 0.1 mi
- Franklin Square: 0.2 mi
- Yamacraw Park: 0.2 mi
- Ellis Square: 0.3 mi
- A World Apart / Cracked Earth: 0.3 mi
- African-American Monument: 0.3 mi
- Flame of Freedom: 0.3 mi
- General Nathanael Greene: 0.4 mi
- Old City Exchange Bell: 0.4 mi
- Gretsch Museum: 0.0 mi
- Ships of the Sea Mairitme Museum: 0.2 mi
- American Prohibition Museum: 0.2 mi
- Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences: 0.3 mi
- Jepson Center for the Arts: 0.4 mi
- John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer: 0.2 mi
- Silence is Golden: 0.5 mi
- SCAD Beach: 0.5 mi
- John Wesley: 0.5 mi
- SCAD Sign: 0.5 mi
- River Street Riverboat Company: 0.4 mi
- Oglethorpe Trolley: 0.5 mi
- River Street: 0.5 mi
- Big Chairs: 0.6 mi
- Old Fort Jackson: 3.5 mi
- SCAD Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Fragrant Garden: 1.1 mi
- Victory Heights Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Savannah Botanical Gardens: 5.4 mi
- Savannah Botancial Gardens: 5.5 mi
- Sassafras Hill: 18.8 mi
- Laurel Knoll: 19.1 mi
- Buzzard Knoll: 19.3 mi
- Calabash Knoll: 19.6 mi
- Prevent Knoll: 19.7 mi
- Causton Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Drakies Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Kirk Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Kilkenny Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Okatee Bluff: 21.5 mi
- Butter Bean Beach: 9.6 mi
- Savannah River Beach: 14.5 mi
- North Beach: 15.3 mi
- Back River Beach: 15.6 mi
- Mid Beach: 15.9 mi
- Oatland Island Wildlife Center Picnic Pavilion: 4.8 mi
- Wymberly Yacht Club: 7.8 mi
- Sgt. Jasper County Park: 17.0 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center: 10.3 mi
- I-16 Eastbound Weigh Station: 21.1 mi
- I-16 Westbound Weigh Station: 21.2 mi
- Purrysburg: 14.8 mi
- Ebenezer: 20.8 mi
- Sunbury: 24.4 mi
- Savannah National Wildlife Refuge: 5.3 mi
- Tybee National Wildlife Refuge: 10.9 mi
- Tybee Island Lighthouse: 15.3 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 15.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Pine Hill | N 353° | 9 m | 20.7 mi |
| Stevens Hill | N 353° | 8 m | 22.1 mi |
| Long Hill | N 351° | 7 m | 22.8 mi |
| Sassafras Hill | NNE 13° | 4 m | 18.8 mi |
| Laurel Knoll | NNE 16° | 4 m | 19.1 mi |
| Buzzard Knoll | NNE 15° | 4 m | 19.3 mi |
| Calabash Knoll | NNE 15° | 4 m | 19.6 mi |
| Prevent Knoll | NNE 14° | 4 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:04 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 19:59 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 69 | 59 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savannah Intl AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10996203073
Day trips start here
- Savannah · 0 mi
- Port Wentworth · 7 mi
- Skidaway Island · 11 mi
- Tybee Island · 15 mi
- Bluffton · 17 mi
- Hilton Head Island · 22 mi
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