Historic site · Connecticut
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Hunters Mountain stands 246 m to the north, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Windy Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 6.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2019-05-04
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
Coordinates41.34283, -73.07849
- 6.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Pine Lot Fields: 0.5 mi
- Linnett Park: 0.6 mi
- Ansonia Riverwalk Park: 0.8 mi
- Nelligan Park: 1.0 mi
- East Derby Green: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
- City Open Space (Wakelee Ave): 1.2 mi
- Osbornedale State Park: 1.5 mi
- Fieber Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Massaro Community Farm: 2.0 mi
- Meiss Property: 2.1 mi
Museums
- Osborne Homestead Museum: 1.5 mi
- Seymour Historical Society Museum: 3.5 mi
- National Art Museum of Sport: 7.1 mi
- One Hundred Second Infantry Regiment Museum: 7.4 mi
- Americana Museum: 7.6 mi
Beaches
- Zoar Beach: 5.7 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 7.5 mi
- Sea Bluff Beach: 8.8 mi
- Oyster River Beach: 8.9 mi
- Prospect Beach: 8.9 mi
Peaks
- Windy Hill: 0.5 mi
- Derby Hill: 1.5 mi
- Great Hill: 2.4 mi
- Success Hill: 2.8 mi
- Peck Hill: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Witek Memorial: 1.7 mi
- The Vine Sign: 1.9 mi
- The Cherry Blossom Tree: 3.8 mi
- Old Mill Foundation: 4.8 mi
- The Castle: 6.3 mi
Gardens: 50
- SIS Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Eklund Garden: 3.5 mi
- New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing: 6.1 mi
- Bethany Community Garden: 6.3 mi
- Eisenhower Community Garden: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Indian Well Falls: 2.5 mi
- Wepawaug Falls: 3.2 mi
- Sperry Falls: 5.5 mi
- Wintergreen Falls: 5.8 mi
- Farmill River Falls: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 22
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 4.3 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 6.9 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 8.6 mi
- Millstone: 9.1 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 13.1 mi
Artworks: 20
- End of the Line/West Rock: 6.6 mi
- Mother Mary: 7.2 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 7.6 mi
- Miniature Lighthouse: 7.6 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Forbes Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Bethel Rock: 15.1 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 18.6 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 19.3 mi
- Chimney Corner: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 4.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 4.6 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Pond View: 8.4 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 8.5 mi
- Oak Grove: 8.8 mi
- Cedar Grove: 9.0 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 9.4 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Tongue Point Light: 13.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.2 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 13.2 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 23.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 8.8 mi
- The Silver Spring: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Martin Luther King Jr.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunters Mountain | N 358° | 246 m | 8.6 mi |
| Huntington Hill | N 3° | 237 m | 9.2 mi |
| Moose Hill | NNW 333° | 231 m | 4.6 mi |
| Fivemile Hill | NNW 331° | 223 m | 6.6 mi |
| Towantic Hill | N 350° | 219 m | 8.3 mi |
| High Rock | NE 56° | 216 m | 8.5 mi |
| Jacks Hill | NNW 346° | 213 m | 9.0 mi |
| Osborn Hill | WNW 299° | 206 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11001881746
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- Stamford · 30 mi
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