Martin Luther King Junior
Martin Luther King Junior is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 314 m. Kennesaw Mountain stands 543 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, a museum 0.2 miles away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1984
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 17.7 mi off the South Fulton Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Spelman College Museum of Fine Art: 0.2 mi
- Hammonds House Museum: 0.5 mi
- Herndon Home Museum: 0.8 mi
- Besharat Gallery & Museum - Atlanta: 0.9 mi
- College Football Hall of Fame: 1.5 mi
- Benjamin E. Mays National Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Hope Moving Forward: 0.8 mi
- Rita Jackson Samuels: 1.3 mi
- William Alexander Scott II: 1.4 mi
- Dorothy Lee Bolden: 1.4 mi
- The New Oval: 0.2 mi
- The Oval: 0.3 mi
- Dean Rusk Park: 0.4 mi
- Cleopas R. Johnson Park: 0.5 mi
- John Hope Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- "Lifting the Veil of Ignorance": 0.6 mi
- Unity: 0.7 mi
- Booga-loo Beat: All Dressed Up and No Place to Go: 1.0 mi
- West End Mural: 1.1 mi
- Living Walls Mural: 1.2 mi
- Historic Westside Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Five Points Farm: 1.1 mi
- International Peace Fountain Plaza: 1.7 mi
- Serpentine Garden: 2.2 mi
- Grant Park Community Garden - Grant Street: 2.6 mi
- The Wren's Nest: 0.7 mi
- The Walking Dead - Terminus filming location: 1.4 mi
- Fountain of Rings: 1.6 mi
- Olympic Rings: 1.6 mi
- The Walking Dead - Kingdom filming location: 2.6 mi
- Druid Hill: 7.9 mi
- Jack's Hill: 12.5 mi
- Stone Mountain: 16.0 mi
- Panola Mountain: 16.0 mi
- Cheatham Hill: 16.7 mi
- Cascade Springs Nature Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Lullwater Conservation Garden: 5.2 mi
- Intrenchment Creek greenspace: 6.2 mi
- Woodlands Garden: 7.0 mi
- Glenn Creek Nature Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Dat Fire Jerk Chicken Up Top Lounge: 0.6 mi
- Mead Road Park: 6.4 mi
- East Cobb Park pavilion: 16.2 mi
- Studdard Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Anneewakee Falls: 15.8 mi
- Vickery Creek Falls: 18.8 mi
- Water Wheel: 21.1 mi
- Aarlington Beach: 12.2 mi
- Swan Lake Estates Beach: 16.7 mi
- Constitution: 5.8 mi
- Trentham Spring: 13.7 mi
- McDaniels Bluff: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Martin Luther King Junior. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw Mountain | NNW 329° | 543 m | 18.5 mi |
| Stone Mountain | ENE 75° | 514 m | 16.0 mi |
| Sweat Mountain | N 354° | 500 m | 22.3 mi |
| Little Kennesaw Mountain | NNW 328° | 488 m | 18.4 mi |
| Lost Mountain | NW 311° | 462 m | 21.4 mi |
| Blackjack Mountain | NNW 345° | 418 m | 17.0 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NW 322° | 396 m | 21.4 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | W 271° | 379 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:17 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:15 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:55 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atlanta Fulton CO AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8385140540
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