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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park

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Elevation
248 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Blue Mound258 m · 9.5 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 660.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:31local time
Coordinates
40.5147, -88.9596
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park from directly overhead

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded 248 m. Blue Mound stands 258 m to the east, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelly Detention Basin, a park 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.6 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Elevation
248 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundE 91°258 m9.5 mi
Nichols MoundWNW 301°205 m16.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 2
Beaches: 1
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2619:4920:31
September equinox06:4418:1918:55
December solstice07:1715:4916:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252939506272757366544130
Precip in2.42.02.63.74.84.14.13.83.23.52.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Normal 4NE, 2 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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