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Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. from directly overhead

Martin Luther King Jr. is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 251 m. Cork Hill stands 577 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Two Rivers Greenway, a park 0.1 miles away. Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

What the record says

Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates42.09901, -75.91554

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Two Rivers Greenway: 0.1 mi
  • Green Man Green Space: 0.2 mi
  • Kennedy Park: 0.4 mi
  • Confluence Park: 0.4 mi
  • Columbus Park: 0.5 mi
Attractions: 23
Nature reserves: 22
Artworks: 12
  • The Skirmisher: 0.4 mi
  • George F. Johnson statue: 0.9 mi
  • Dickinson Object: 2.6 mi
  • Falling Man: 2.8 mi
  • Reclining Figure on Pedestal: 2.8 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Harry L. Johnson Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Harpur Statue: 2.9 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 6.1 mi
  • Chimney: 6.9 mi
  • Castle Creek Memorial: 8.7 mi
Museums: 9
Rest areas: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Laurel Ave Community Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Outdoor Biological Research Facility: 3.4 mi
  • Campus Garden: 3.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • The Salt Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Salt Springs: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Martin Luther King Jr.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cork HillSW577 m11.0 mi
Round HillESE567 m21.0 mi
Ingraham HillSW556 m3.2 mi
Birchard HillSSE555 m17.8 mi
Lucky HillSSW550 m5.2 mi
Stonecrop HillSSE549 m13.0 mi
Bobell HillNE546 m17.0 mi
Brady HillS545 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3919:16
June solstice05:2920:0120:44
September equinox06:5218:2619:03
December solstice07:2915:5016:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232532455664696760493828
Precip in2.62.43.13.63.84.73.84.14.03.83.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Binghamton, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10994460282

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