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Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. from directly overhead

Martin Luther King Jr. is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Gilman Peak stands 514 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Luther King Jr. Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 19 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1986
Material
bronze
Getting there

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Coordinates33.79241, -118.17795

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
  • Horticulture: 0.3 mi
  • National Guard Armory Drought Tolerant Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Chestnut Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 1.6 mi
  • drought tolerant demo garden: 1.9 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Laura Trelstad: 1.3 mi
  • Grand Prix of Long Beach Podium: 2.0 mi
  • Grand Prix of Long Beach Finish Line: 2.2 mi
  • Red Car Greenbelt: 2.7 mi
  • The Queen Mary Ship: 2.8 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • JAAN-2 Gun Battery: 2.1 mi
  • Bob Lemon Memorial: 2.4 mi
  • Lone Sailor commemorative: 2.5 mi
  • Douglas Park Globe: 3.0 mi
  • Fly DC Jets (historic sign): 3.2 mi
Nature reserves: 59
  • Marine Stadium Reserve: 3.3 mi
  • Jack Dunster Marine Biological Reserve: 3.9 mi
  • Gull Park: 4.1 mi
  • Least Tern Site: 6.6 mi
  • Dominguez Nature Preserve: 6.9 mi
Peaks: 44
Picnic sites: 31
  • Mother's Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Day Camp: 11.6 mi
  • Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Washington Park Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 17
Waterfalls: 5
  • Washout Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Frog Jump Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Bear Claw Fall: 14.9 mi
  • Schweitzer Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Historic Dam: 23.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Spa Palace: 19.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Kuruvungna Springs: 23.7 mi
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
Gilman PeakENE 68°514 m24.8 mi
Mount HollywoodNNW 343°492 m24.3 mi
Mount ChapelNNW 343°492 m24.9 mi
Mount BellNNW 343°482 m24.7 mi
Taco PeakNNW 343°479 m24.6 mi
San Pedro HillWSW 251°449 m9.6 mi
Mount Baby BellNNW 343°447 m24.8 mi
Puente HillsNE 55°435 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4319:3020:07
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5516:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575860636669737473686257
Precip in2.93.01.60.60.30.10.00.00.10.50.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Beach Daugherty AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11002038947

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