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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial from directly overhead

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Mount Williwaw stands 1,660 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Anchorage Veteran's Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Seward Highway passes 1.1 miles off.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates61.21320, -149.90327

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
  • Near Point: 9.3 mi
  • Snow Hawk Mountain: 9.3 mi
  • Rusty Point: 10.1 mi
  • Nunaka Point: 10.4 mi
  • Kanchee Peak: 10.7 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • Anchorage Veteran's Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Reflections on the Great One: 0.1 mi
  • O’er Land and Sea a Beacon Bright: 0.1 mi
  • Given…by the Great Land: 0.1 mi
  • James J. Delaney Memorial: 0.1 mi
Artworks: 22
Gardens: 15
  • Centennial Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
  • I Street Community Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Amen Acres: 0.4 mi
  • Garden of Eatin': 0.4 mi
  • Midtown Community Garden: 1.4 mi
Museums: 10
Attractions: 6
Waterfalls: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Lyn Ary Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Beaver Beach: 18.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Russian Jack Spring: 4.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Taku lake Picnic Site: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilliwawESE1,660 m15.0 mi
Temptation PeakESE1,641 m13.1 mi
East Tanaina PeakESE1,633 m13.6 mi
West Tanaina PeakESE1,605 m13.0 mi
The RampSE1,597 m14.7 mi
Tikishla PeakESE1,594 m12.5 mi
O'Malley PeakSE1,570 m13.2 mi
Koktoya PeakESE1,569 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0119:1720:14
June solstice04:2122:1623:43
September equinox07:4519:0520:02
December solstice10:15—15:42

Local time (America/Anchorage).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F152026395058615950362318
Precip in0.50.70.50.30.61.01.72.53.01.60.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anchorage Merrill FLD, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/627649067

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