Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park
Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 49 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the east-northeast, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Peace Wall, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park, landmarked in 1997 as well as the site of many Berkeley festivals and special events, offers a large lawn for sitting and picnicking along with many special features.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 49 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Peace Wall: 0.0 mi
- Peace Wall: 0.0 mi
- Peace Wall: 0.0 mi
- Peace Wall: 0.0 mi
- The Spirit of Innovation: 0.2 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Cadet Chester F.M. Buchanan: 0.1 mi
- Sergeant Jimmie H. Rutledge: 0.1 mi
- City Hall Annex: 0.1 mi
- Contribution Of The Citizens Of Berkeley To The Cause Of Education: 0.2 mi
- Berkeley Historical Society: 0.0 mi
- Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life: 0.3 mi
- Berkeley Art Museum - Pacific Film Archive: 0.3 mi
- Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology: 0.7 mi
- Aftel Archive of Curious Scents: 0.7 mi
- Old City Hall Complex: 0.1 mi
- Presentation Park: 0.4 mi
- Becky Temko Tot Park: 0.5 mi
- Virginia-McGee Totland: 0.5 mi
- Charlie Dorr Mini Park: 0.7 mi
- Ohlone Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- UC Berkeley Pollinator Garden: 0.5 mi
- Berkeley Student Organic Garden: 0.5 mi
- BYA Urban Farm and Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Willard Pool: 0.9 mi
- Grinnell Natural Area: 0.4 mi
- Ecological Study Area: 1.9 mi
- Chaparral Hill: 2.7 mi
- Claremont Canyon: 2.8 mi
- Siesta Valley: 3.4 mi
- Observatory Hill: 0.7 mi
- Holy Hill: 0.7 mi
- Tightwad Hill: 1.1 mi
- Grizzly Peak: 2.2 mi
- Spiral Knob: 2.3 mi
- Sather Tower: 0.8 mi
- Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round: 2.3 mi
- Little Farm: 2.8 mi
- Metallica Mansion: 2.9 mi
- Omescape: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 1.2 mi
- Picnic Area #1: 1.2 mi
- Picnic area #3: 1.3 mi
- Island: 2.1 mi
- Acacia: 2.2 mi
- Lake Anza Beach: 2.1 mi
- Lake Temescal Beach: 2.7 mi
- Albany Beach: 2.8 mi
- Toll Plaza Beach: 3.9 mi
- Radio Beach: 4.2 mi
- El Polín Spring: 11.2 mi
- El Polín Spring: 11.3 mi
- El Polín Spring: 11.4 mi
- Old Spring: 14.2 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 15.3 mi
- Abrigo Falls: 8.3 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 12.9 mi
- Huntington Falls: 13.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 13.1 mi
- Dawn Falls: 16.6 mi
- Lynn: 5.2 mi
- Winehaven: 9.8 mi
- Eckley: 13.3 mi
- Russell City: 16.7 mi
- Stokes Landing: 20.2 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 6.7 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Chab: 12.3 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 13.0 mi
- Turtle Rock: 17.8 mi
- Quarters A: 6.5 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 6.6 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 14.6 mi
- Rest Stop: 17.3 mi
- Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 14.8 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vollmer Peak | ENE 70° | 581 m | 2.9 mi |
| Las Trampas Peak | ESE 102° | 557 m | 11.6 mi |
| Chaparral Peak | ENE 77° | 540 m | 2.7 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | ENE 67° | 531 m | 2.2 mi |
| Round Top | ESE 107° | 531 m | 4.5 mi |
| Barberry Peak | E 90° | 513 m | 3.2 mi |
| Volcanic Peak | E 100° | 498 m | 4.0 mi |
| Eureka Peak | ENE 78° | 495 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
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 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berkeley, under a mile away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel2,567 obs
- Monarch1,674 obs
- Western Honey Bee1,052 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco1,021 obs
- Wild Turkey896 obs
- American Crow839 obs
- red-cage fungus772 obs
- California Slender Salamander732 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/36985264
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