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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

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Coordinates40.92208, -74.16399

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
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
Parks
  • MLK Park: 0.0 mi
  • Wrigley Park: 0.3 mi
  • Barbour Park: 0.3 mi
  • PCCC Alumni Quad: 0.4 mi
  • River Street Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks: 58
Beaches: 58
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
Gardens: 56
  • Butterfly Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Speert Green: 2.4 mi
  • Clifton Beautification Committee Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Presby Memorial Iris Gardens: 5.4 mi
  • Lincoln Park Community Garden: 5.7 mi
Historic sites: 55
Nature reserves
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: 15
  • 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 13.9 miles of Martin Luther King Jr.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck MountainNW378 m13.7 mi
Assiniwikam MountainNW360 m13.7 mi
Bald MountainN351 m13.9 mi
Carris HillNW341 m12.5 mi
Fugawe RidgeWNW335 m13.8 mi
North CapeNNW332 m13.8 mi
Herman HillN328 m13.5 mi
Drag HillN323 m12.4 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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