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Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. from directly overhead

Martin Luther King Jr. is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Route passes 3.2 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2010-11-23
Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates39.83721, -75.38700

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Caleb Pusey Historic Site: 0.9 mi
  • Camp Upland: 1.0 mi
  • Crozier Park: 1.2 mi
  • Crozer Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Swarthmore Rose Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Sutton Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Rose Tree Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Wister Rhododendron Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Tyler Arboretum Butterfly Garden: 7.3 mi
Attractions
  • Stopford Family Meadow Maze: 7.2 mi
  • Tulip Tree House: 7.2 mi
  • Diamond Doorway: 7.2 mi
  • Fort Tyler: 7.2 mi
  • Animal's Hideaway: 7.2 mi
Picnic sites: 36
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 7.6 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 7.7 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 8.0 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Picnic Site 16: 8.0 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 8.1 mi
Peaks: 27
  • Ebright Azimuth: 7.0 mi
  • Hunting Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Castle Rock: 9.8 mi
  • Osborne Hill: 13.1 mi
  • Georges Hill: 13.3 mi
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Deemer's Beach: 16.5 mi
  • Washington Lake Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 20.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 16.0 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillNNW 339°188 m17.9 mi
Mount MiseryNNW 345°176 m18.0 mi
Harmony HillWNW 303°146 m18.4 mi
Ebright AzimuthW 269°137 m7.0 mi
Chestnut HillNNE 30°136 m19.2 mi
Hunting HillNNW 338°125 m9.1 mi
Osborne HillWNW 297°113 m13.1 mi
Militia HillNNE 23°104 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3419:5320:34
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:2015:5816:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353744556574807871594940
Precip in3.22.23.93.53.23.34.83.74.43.72.63.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marcus Hook, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11001990090

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