Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Mount Harvard stands 1,640 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 12 miles off.
The story
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is a memorial dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. in the civic center of Compton, California. It was built in 1978 by Gerald Gladstone. The architect of the civic center, Harold L. Williams, helped design it. The sculpture is surrounded by the Compton Courthouse, Compton Library, and Compton City Hall.
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Dates from 1978.
Wikidata Q127153687, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wilson Park: 0.4 mi
- Raymond Street Park: 0.6 mi
- Doctor Walter R Tucker Park: 0.6 mi
- Ellerman Park: 0.9 mi
- Fig/Oleander Park: 0.9 mi
- Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum: 1.0 mi
- South Gate Museum & Art Gallery: 4.3 mi
- Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg Family Home: 4.3 mi
- International Printing Museum: 4.9 mi
- Columbia Memorial Space Center: 5.5 mi
- Porsche Experience Center Los Angeles: 4.4 mi
- K1 Speed Indoor Karting: 4.5 mi
- Apollo Boilerplate 12: 5.6 mi
- Falcon 9 Booster B1019: 6.1 mi
- Laura Trelstad: 7.2 mi
- Signal Hill: 7.5 mi
- Montebello Hills: 11.9 mi
- San Pedro Hill: 12.1 mi
- Baldwin Hills: 12.3 mi
- Ridgecrest Hill: 12.5 mi
- Paramount Mayors on Stone Plaques: 3.7 mi
- Paramount Veterans Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Jose Rizal (1861–1896): 4.8 mi
- Jose Rizal Monument: 5.3 mi
- LA County Sheriffs Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Garden: 2.6 mi
- Paramount Cortland Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Heart of Watts Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- drought tolerant demo garden: 6.2 mi
- GrowGood Urban Farm: 7.2 mi
- Ronald E McNair Elementary School Murals: 1.9 mi
- Endless Miles: 2.1 mi
- Work in Progress: 2.2 mi
- All Dressed Up: 3.0 mi
- Shoe Sale: 3.0 mi
- Dominguez Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Madrona Marsh Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Henrietta Basin: 9.1 mi
- Walteria Lake: 9.4 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Day Camp: 9.7 mi
- Washington Park Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Burke-Roche Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Mother's Beach: 11.3 mi
- Schweitzer Falls: 18.5 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 18.5 mi
- Washout Falls: 18.5 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 18.6 mi
- Mayberg Waterfall: 19.5 mi
- Long Beach City Beach: 9.8 mi
- Redondo Beach State Park: 10.5 mi
- Mother's Beach: 11.2 mi
- El Segundo Beach: 11.6 mi
- Cabrillo Beach: 13.2 mi
- Kuruvungna Springs: 16.9 mi
- Siutcanga Spring(LA River source): 24.1 mi
- Eagle Spring: 24.4 mi
- Spa Palace: 11.4 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 13.7 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 13.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Harvard | NNE 23° | 1,640 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Yale | NNE 23° | 1,451 m | 23.3 mi |
| Muir Peak | NNE 18° | 1,427 m | 23.2 mi |
| Brown Mountain | N 11° | 1,363 m | 24.0 mi |
| West Fuji | NNE 17° | 1,122 m | 22.7 mi |
| Jones Peak | NNE 26° | 1,029 m | 22.4 mi |
| Lookout Point | NNE 26° | 987 m | 23.2 mi |
| Echo Mountain | NNE 15° | 968 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:10 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 58 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawthorne Muni AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1208768733
Day trips start here
- Compton · 0 mi
- Lynwood · 2 mi
- Gardena · 5 mi
- Bellflower · 6 mi
- Downey · 6 mi
- Gateway Cities · 6 mi
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