Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is a historic site in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Laborde Mountain stands 13 m to the north, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is equality Dignity freedom Civil Rights monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. San Bernardo Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Martin Luther king jr Memorial
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the San Bernardo Scenic Byway
- 3.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 0.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 26.8 mi off the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Collapsed Observarion Deck · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- equality Dignity freedom Civil Rights monument: 0.1 mi
- Morrison Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Louis Armstrong's Birthplace: 1.0 mi
- Margaret Statue: 1.1 mi
- Louis Armstrong: 1.1 mi
- Keller Square: 0.3 mi
- Taylor Park: 0.4 mi
- A. L. Davis Playground: 0.5 mi
- Abstract Beauty Park: 0.6 mi
- Richard & Annette Bloch Cancer Survivors Plaza: 0.8 mi
- Eagle Saloon: 0.9 mi
- Buckner Mansion: 1.1 mi
- Bourbon Street: 1.2 mi
- Bourbon Street: 1.3 mi
- Bourbon Street: 1.3 mi
- Southern Food & Beverage Museum: 0.7 mi
- Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience: 0.9 mi
- Ogden Museum of Southern Art: 1.1 mi
- Confederate Memorial Hall;Confederate Memorial Hall Museum: 1.1 mi
- Forbes Theater: 1.1 mi
- Striding Man: 0.9 mi
- John McDonogh: 0.9 mi
- George Washington: 1.0 mi
- Birth of a Muse: 1.0 mi
- Stone Head: 1.1 mi
- Audubon Louisiana Nature Center: 9.7 mi
- Jean Lafitte Nature Study Park: 14.4 mi
- Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge: 17.2 mi
- CPRT Tracts 28 & 29: 21.0 mi
- Saint Tammany State Game Refuge: 24.1 mi
- Fazendeville: 5.8 mi
- Frenier: 23.1 mi
- Laborde Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Sciences Botanical Common area: 5.7 mi
- LaBranche Wetland Watchers Park: 18.4 mi
- Shell Beach: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laborde Mountain | N 356° | 13 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:30 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:27 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:30 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 82 | 74 | 64 | 58 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Orleans Audubon, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5373731052
Day trips start here
- New Orleans/Central City · 0 mi
- New Orleans · 1 mi
- New Orleans/Central Business District · 1 mi
- New Orleans/Uptown · 1 mi
- New Orleans/Audubon and University · 2 mi
- New Orleans/Carrollton · 2 mi
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