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Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. from directly overhead

Martin Luther King Jr. is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 194 m. South Hill stands 540 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Walled Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 2.3 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city park in Buffalo, New York, United States

Wikidata Q6776059, matched on coordinates and name (226 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1983
Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates42.90417, -78.83823

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Eddie Dawson Park: 0.4 mi
  • Box Street Park: 0.5 mi
  • Hank Nowak Park: 0.6 mi
  • Rev. James Eckridge Park: 0.7 mi
  • Kingsley Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
  • Kleinhans Music Hall: 2.3 mi
  • Sea Lion Cove: 2.4 mi
  • Polar Bear: 2.5 mi
  • Bighorn Sheep: 2.5 mi
  • Carousel (seasonal): 2.5 mi
Museums: 49
Nature reserves: 16
Waterfalls: 16
Gardens: 15
Cliffs: 15
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 9.0 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 10.6 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 11.4 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 11.9 mi
  • old gravel pit: 12.2 mi
Peaks: 12
Beaches: 6
  • Emerald Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Gallagher Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Beaver Island Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Wendt Beach: 19.1 mi
  • Bennett Beach: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 5.0 mi
  • Pavilion #2: 8.0 mi
  • Eco Island: 11.5 mi
  • Locust Grove Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 1

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
South HillSSE 158°540 m23.4 mi
Townsend HillSSE 166°533 m24.0 mi
East HillSSE 159°509 m18.5 mi
Crow HillSE 132°500 m24.3 mi
Vermont HillSE 137°488 m22.9 mi
East Boston HillSSE 160°486 m17.9 mi
Blanchard HillSSE 154°481 m20.4 mi
Rice HillS 169°466 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5019:28
June solstice05:3720:1520:58
September equinox07:0318:3719:15
December solstice07:4415:5816:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262634465867727063524131
Precip in3.32.52.93.43.43.43.23.24.14.03.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffalo, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9868416587

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