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Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. from directly overhead

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.

The record

What the record says

Built
2019-05-04
Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.34283, -73.07849

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
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
Museums
Historic sites
Beaches
Gardens: 52
Waterfalls: 45
  • Indian Well Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Wepawaug Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Cascade: 3.7 mi
  • Cascade: 4.3 mi
  • Cascades: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 24
  • 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
  • Millstone: 9.2 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
Picnic sites: 7
  • 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
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
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Martin Luther King Jr.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hunters MountainN 358°246 m8.6 mi
Moose HillNNW 333°231 m4.6 mi
Fivemile HillNNW 331°223 m6.6 mi
Towantic HillN 350°219 m8.3 mi
High RockNE 56°216 m8.5 mi
Jacks HillNNW 346°213 m9.0 mi
Osborn HillWNW 299°206 m8.0 mi
Mount PisgahNW 324°205 m8.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2019:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1615:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11001881746

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