Martin Luther King Jr.
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. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2010-11-23
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Blue Route
- 10.9 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Delaware County Historical Society Museum & Research Library: 1.6 mi
- Alfred O. Deshong Park Museum: 1.8 mi
- The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge: 4.3 mi
- Repaupo Fire Museum: 5.3 mi
- Delaware County Institute of Science: 5.6 mi
- Vanguard: 2.2 mi
- Widener Pride: 2.3 mi
- Hands Shaking Sculpture: 2.4 mi
- Freedom's Pride: 2.4 mi
- Bown Garden Dome: 2.4 mi
- Red Hill Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Sherwood Forest: 5.9 mi
- Wawa Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Tyler Arboretum: 7.0 mi
- Rose Tree Park: 7.2 mi
- 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
- 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
- William Penn Landing Site: 1.4 mi
- World War II Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Memorial Island: 2.7 mi
- Flight Test Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Hinkson's Corner 1764: 4.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 13.6 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 15.1 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 21.9 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 21.9 mi
- Yellow Spring: 22.0 mi
- Darling: 6.3 mi
- Glenville: 16.0 mi
- Milford Mills: 24.0 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 17.5 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 18.7 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 16.5 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 16.8 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 20.9 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 7.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | NNW 339° | 188 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mount Misery | NNW 345° | 176 m | 18.0 mi |
| Harmony Hill | WNW 303° | 146 m | 18.4 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | W 269° | 137 m | 7.0 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 30° | 136 m | 19.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 338° | 125 m | 9.1 mi |
| Osborne Hill | WNW 297° | 113 m | 13.1 mi |
| Militia Hill | NNE 23° | 104 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marcus Hook, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11001990090
Day trips start here
- Chester · 1 mi
- Rose Valley · 4 mi
- Claymont · 5 mi
- Swarthmore · 5 mi
- Delaware County · 6 mi
- Gibbstown · 6 mi
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