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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: 30
  • 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: 24
Gardens: 16
  • 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 WilliwawESE 120°1,660 m15.0 mi
Temptation PeakESE 104°1,641 m13.1 mi
East Tanaina PeakESE 114°1,633 m13.6 mi
West Tanaina PeakESE 114°1,605 m13.0 mi
The RampSE 125°1,597 m14.7 mi
Tikishla PeakESE 112°1,594 m12.5 mi
O'Malley PeakSE 126°1,570 m13.2 mi
Koktoya PeakESE 114°1,569 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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