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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

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
Peaks
Attractions: 23
Nature reserves: 23
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: 10
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 21.0 miles of Martin Luther King Jr.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cork HillSW 227°577 m11.0 mi
Round HillESE 110°567 m21.0 mi
Ingraham HillSW 215°556 m3.2 mi
Birchard HillSSE 168°555 m17.8 mi
Lucky HillSSW 192°550 m5.2 mi
Stonecrop HillSSE 157°549 m13.0 mi
Bobell HillNE 45°546 m17.0 mi
Brady HillS 169°545 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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