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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 Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Buck Mountain stands 378 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is MLK Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2019-08-28
Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.92208, -74.16399

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
  • Butterfly Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Speert Green: 2.4 mi
  • Clifton Beautification Committee Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Presby Memorial Iris Gardens: 5.4 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • American Flag Rock: 3.7 mi
  • Brighton Asylum: 4.6 mi
  • Basalt Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Willowbrook Mini Golf: 4.8 mi
  • Franklin Clove: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs
  • Thor: 4.5 mi
  • Sir Maginot Drop: 4.6 mi
  • Big Ma Maginot Drop: 4.7 mi
  • Wooden Bridge: 4.7 mi
  • Maginot Mountain: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 59
Picnic sites: 28
  • Lafayette Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
  • Dog Run Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Great Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 5.2 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 12.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Lighthouses: 3
Springs: 2
  • Tulip Springs: 13.3 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 14.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Martin Luther King Jr.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck MountainNW 314°378 m13.7 mi
Assiniwikam MountainNW 318°360 m13.7 mi
Carris HillNW 316°341 m12.5 mi
High MountainNNW 342°337 m12.1 mi
Fugawe RidgeWNW 284°335 m13.8 mi
Herman HillN 351°328 m13.5 mi
Drag HillN 349°323 m12.4 mi
Rocky MountainNNW 347°322 m12.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5120:33
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:1915:4816:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313241516271767466554535

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10994533456

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