Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Sheep Hill stands 276 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Arlington Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
memorial located in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America
Wikidata Q108830658, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 2000
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
- 13.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
- Arlington Park: 0.4 mi
- Berry Lane Park: 0.5 mi
- Skinner Park: 0.5 mi
- Bergen Hill Park: 0.6 mi
- Fulton Avenue Park: 0.7 mi
- Audubon Park: 0.6 mi
- Riverbend Wetlands Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Bird Island: 4.2 mi
- 1-E Landfill: 5.0 mi
- Jones Woods Park: 5.2 mi
- Lincoln the Mystic: 0.7 mi
- Peter Woodland Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Jose Protacio Rizal (1861-1896): 1.5 mi
- Jose Protacio Rizal: 1.5 mi
- Jackie Robinson: 1.6 mi
- Afro-American Historical Society Museum: 1.0 mi
- Liberty Science Center: 1.2 mi
- Van Wagenen House: 1.4 mi
- Liberty State Park Interpretive Center: 1.6 mi
- Liberty State Park Interpretive Center: 1.6 mi
- Pesin Drive Grove: 1.3 mi
- Crescent Field: 1.8 mi
- North Cove Field: 1.9 mi
- Cherry Tree Grove: 2.0 mi
- Terminal Field: 2.1 mi
- Caven Point Beach: 1.4 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 2.8 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 3.8 mi
- Beach/Kayak launch ramp: 3.9 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 4.0 mi
- FlyNYON: 1.9 mi
- Colgate Clock: 2.3 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 2.3 mi
- Frank Sinatra's Birthplace: 3.0 mi
- Sherman Zwicker: 3.3 mi
- Beacon: 2.0 mi
- Sky Cache: 2.3 mi
- Statue Of Liberty: 2.3 mi
- The Five Founders of the Statue of Liberty: 2.3 mi
- Pavonia Arcs: 2.5 mi
- Little Snake Hill: 3.1 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.2 mi
- Discovery Hill: 3.3 mi
- Outlook Hill: 3.3 mi
- Grassy Hill: 3.4 mi
- Freedom Field: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 4.2 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 4.2 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 4.3 mi
- Street Seats: 7.2 mi
- Palisades: 2.8 mi
- Palisades: 4.9 mi
- Palisades: 8.1 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Hawk Hill: 12.1 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.6 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.6 mi
- Binnen Falls: 6.8 mi
- The Loch: 8.4 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 11.4 mi
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 2.7 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 17.8 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 17.8 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 21.1 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 21.1 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 8.1 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 10.3 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 14.4 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 14.5 mi
- Harding Truck Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Barber: 15.7 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 16.3 mi
- Raritan Landing: 24.5 mi
- Tulip Springs: 11.6 mi
- Boiling Spring: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Martin Luther King Jr.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep Hill | NW 310° | 276 m | 22.4 mi |
| High Mountain | NNW 341° | 268 m | 18.9 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | NW 317° | 268 m | 22.5 mi |
| Waughaw Mountain | NW 318° | 263 m | 21.8 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NNW 339° | 260 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NNW 340° | 230 m | 18.6 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NNW 337° | 185 m | 20.1 mi |
| Moon Hill | NNW 337° | 180 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:49 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrison, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/10996183255
Day trips start here
- Hudson County · 1 mi
- Hoboken · 3 mi
- Manhattan/Financial District · 3 mi
- Bayonne · 4 mi
- Downstate New York · 4 mi
- Harrison · 4 mi
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