Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Oak Hill stands 29 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mahatma Gandhi, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 2.8 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
An outdoor 2007 bronze sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. by American artist Ed Dwight is installed in Hermann Park's McGovern Centennial Gardens in Houston, Texas, United States. The sculpture was vandalized with white paint in August 2017. John D. Harden, Margaret Kadifa, Mike Morris, and Brooke A. Lewis of the Houston Chronicle noted that the vandalism occurred around the same time that protesters demanded the removal of Confederate monuments and memorials in Houston, and the same day that the city's statue of Christopher Columbus was vandalized with red paint.
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Dates from 2007.
Wikidata Q21189309, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 2007
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- "... because any time, is the right time, to do the right thing."
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Mahatma Gandhi: 0.0 mi
- Sam Houston Monument: 0.2 mi
- The Garden Club of Houston: 0.3 mi
- Stone Lantern: 0.3 mi
- Clayton, W. L. and Susan: 0.3 mi
- Arid Garden: 0.0 mi
- Woodland Garden: 0.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- Family Garden: 0.1 mi
- O. Jack Mitchell Garden: 0.2 mi
- McGovern Centennial Gardens: 0.0 mi
- Allen Family Courtyard: 0.2 mi
- Cullen Sculpture Garden: 0.4 mi
- The Commons: 0.5 mi
- Rice Founder's Court: 0.5 mi
- Dawn: 0.1 mi
- Lillian Schnitzer Fountain Statue: 0.1 mi
- Great Confucius: 0.1 mi
- Atropos Key: 0.1 mi
- Oliver Twist: 0.1 mi
- Weather Station: 0.2 mi
- Flow Works: 0.2 mi
- Eco Station: 0.2 mi
- TXU Energy presents Mythical Realms: 0.5 mi
- Frog Wall: 0.7 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 2.8 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 2.8 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 2.8 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 2.8 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 4.6 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 4.6 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 6.3 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 7.9 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 4.2 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 4.2 mi
- Oak Hill: 22.2 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 22.2 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 22.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | W 260° | 29 m | 22.2 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | E 91° | 3 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:51 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston-port, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/11002249108
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