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Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Yerba Buena Gardens, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Memorial in San Francisco, California, United States of America.

Dates from 1998.

Wikidata Q118533599, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.78453, -122.40225

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Shaking Man: 0.0 mi
  • Geneses: 0.0 mi
  • Lionbull: 0.1 mi
  • Let’s Build From Here: 0.1 mi
  • Deep Gradient / Suspect Terrain: 0.1 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 6.9 mi
  • Fort Funston: 7.0 mi
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 7.3 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 7.4 mi
  • Tern Nesting: 8.3 mi
Parks: 58
Gardens: 57
  • Sister City Gardens: 0.0 mi
  • East Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Learning Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Oasis at 50 Jones: 0.6 mi
  • Howard & Langton Mini Park Community Garden: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 56
Beaches: 55
Picnic sites: 54
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 3.3 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 5.5 mi
  • Neptune: 6.9 mi
Attractions
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 7.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSW371 m7.0 mi
Richardson EastNW339 m7.0 mi
Peak 1041NW317 m8.2 mi
Mount DavidsonSW283 m4.2 mi
Slacker HillNW282 m5.9 mi
Hawk HillWNW281 m6.1 mi
Mount SutroWSW278 m3.5 mi
Noe PeakSW274 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5620:36
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2216:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525456565860606263625753
Precip in4.44.43.21.60.70.20.00.10.10.92.64.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Dwtn, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1250280509

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