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Martyr's Park

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Martyr's Park is a park in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 86 m. The nearest named place is Memphis Martyrs, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 160 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
86 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.12818, -90.07085

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Memphis Martyrs: 0.0 mi
  • Yellow Fever Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Ashburn-Coppock Park: 0.2 mi
  • James A. Hyter, Ol Man River: 0.5 mi
  • Tom Lee (1885-1952): 0.6 mi
Attractions
  • Memphis Riverboats: 1.1 mi
  • Sidewalk of Stars at the Orpheum: 1.2 mi
  • Eddie Murphy Star Marker: 1.2 mi
  • Gibson Guitar Factory Tour: 1.3 mi
  • Mississippi River Model Walk: 1.4 mi
Beaches: 21
  • Desoto Woods FootPath: 13.4 mi
  • West Junction shore: 18.6 mi
  • West Snake Beach: 18.6 mi
  • West Potato Beach: 18.8 mi
  • West Houston shore beach: 18.9 mi
Artworks: 13
  • Upstander: 0.9 mi
  • Whirl: 1.0 mi
  • I Have Been to the Mountaintop: 1.2 mi
  • Elvis Presley: 1.7 mi
  • St. Jude Thaddeus: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Gardens: 6
  • Clara Conway Memorial Gardens: 4.5 mi
  • Fisher Memorial Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Meditation Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Emeriti Grove: 7.6 mi
  • Dixon Gardens: 8.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Memphis Propbuster's Field: 23.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:12
June solstice05:4719:4120:19
September equinox06:4918:2518:59
December solstice07:0616:1416:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404452627179828175635243
Precip in4.44.45.85.85.94.04.23.13.34.44.85.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Memphis, 6 mi away.

  • Northern Mockingbird36 obs
  • American Robin17 obs
  • plains coreopsis16 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel13 obs
  • purple passionflower12 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk11 obs
  • Differential Grasshopper11 obs
  • eastern redbud10 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 site

OpenStreetMap element way/95146623

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