Martin Luther King Jr.
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
- 2.3 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 9.1 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck · 2 mi
- Duck Blind · 3 mi
- Bridge overlook · 3 mi
- North Viewing Blind · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Wonder Bread Factory: 0.6 mi
- 16th Ward WWI Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Main & Northland Veterans Monument: 1.5 mi
- Firefighter Jason Arno (BFD) LODD March 1, 2023: 1.8 mi
- Buffalo Fire Department Box 191, December 27, 1983: 1.8 mi
- Walk Through: 1.5 mi
- Metamorphosis #5: 1.5 mi
- Traits points taches gribouillage: 1.7 mi
- The Alphabet Doesn't Need To Be In Order: 1.8 mi
- Optichromie-BUF: 1.9 mi
- 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
- Iron Island Museum: 1.7 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site: 1.8 mi
- Nash House Museum: 1.9 mi
- North Hall - The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum: 2.0 mi
- Buffalo Fire Museum: 2.3 mi
- Times Beach Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Tifft Nature Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Strawberry Island: 5.6 mi
- Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve And Environmental Education Center: 6.1 mi
- Motor Island Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Glen Falls: 6.3 mi
- Mattulke Falls: 13.3 mi
- Eternal Flame Falls: 14.7 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 16.9 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 17.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 0.2 mi
- Inspiration Garden: 1.0 mi
- Broadway Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Urban Roots: 2.5 mi
- Greenwood Garden: 2.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- Lighthouse Point Park: 3.1 mi
- Buffalo Main Light: 3.2 mi
- Buffalo North breakwater East end Light: 3.2 mi
- Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light: 5.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 5.1 mi
- Amanda's Place Pavilion: 5.0 mi
- Pavilion #2: 8.0 mi
- Eco Island: 11.5 mi
- Locust Grove Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Eden Text Stop: 15.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hill | SSE 158° | 540 m | 23.4 mi |
| Townsend Hill | SSE 166° | 533 m | 24.0 mi |
| East Hill | SSE 159° | 509 m | 18.5 mi |
| Crow Hill | SE 132° | 500 m | 24.3 mi |
| Vermont Hill | SE 137° | 488 m | 22.9 mi |
| East Boston Hill | SSE 160° | 486 m | 17.9 mi |
| Blanchard Hill | SSE 154° | 481 m | 20.4 mi |
| Rice Hill | S 169° | 466 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:15 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:58 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffalo, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9868416587
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