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Newlywed Home of Martin LutherKing Jr. and Coretta Scott King

Newlywed Home of Martin LutherKing Jr. and Coretta Scott King from directly overhead

Newlywed Home of Martin LutherKing Jr. and Coretta Scott King is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west-southwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Southwest Corridor Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott met in Boston and had their first date in January 1952. During their courtship, Martin moved to 397 Massachusetts Avenue, and Coretta moved to The League of Women for Community Service at 558 Massachusetts Avenue.
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Coordinates42.34039, -71.08311

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Southwest Corridor Park: 0.0 mi
  • Southwest Corridor Park: 0.1 mi
  • Douglas Courtyard: 0.1 mi
  • Carter Playground: 0.1 mi
  • Southwest Corridor Park: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Parker Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Copps Hill: 2.3 mi
Beaches
Cliffs: 50
  • Pererea Point: 4.5 mi
  • Lower Cliff: 4.7 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 4.8 mi
  • The Alcove: 4.8 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pine Knoll: 2.4 mi
  • Oak Lea: 2.5 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 2.6 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 9.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Commissioners Landing: 1.3 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 9.3 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.8 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.8 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 25.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Rock Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Newlywed Home of Martin LutherKing Jr. and Coretta Scott King. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Single Tree HillWSW 251°100 m3.7 mi
Waban HillW 269°98 m4.6 mi
Bellevue HillSW 215°94 m5.4 mi
Mount WalleySW 232°91 m3.6 mi
Bald Pate HillWSW 243°90 m5.5 mi
Green HillSW 224°89 m3.6 mi
Chestnut HillW 261°86 m4.1 mi
Oak HillWSW 244°84 m5.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968747365534334
Precip in3.93.64.54.33.64.23.53.74.05.04.05.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13947781899

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