Central address: Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20245, USA
Elevation: 2.864
Time Zone: America/New_York
Latitude: 38° 53' 10.428'' N
Longitude: 77° 2' 39.2424'' W
The latitude of Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is 38.886230, and the longitude is -77.044234. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is located in Washington DC, United States with the gps coordinates of 38° 53' 10.428'' N and 77° 2' 39.2424'' W. The category of Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is Monuments & Statues.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is located in West Potomac Park next to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It covers four acres and includes the Stone of Hope, a granite statue of Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King carved by sculptor Lei Yixin. The inspiration for the memorial design is a line from King's "I Have A Dream" speech: "Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope." The memorial opened to the public on August 22, 2011, after more than two decades of planning, fund-raising, and construction.
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Latitude | 38.886230 | Longitude | -77.044234 |
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Elevation | 2.864 | DMS Lat | 38° 53' 10.428'' N |
DMS Lng | 77° 2' 39.2424'' W | GeoHASH | dqcjnz40enxm6 |
UTM Zone | 18S | UTM Easting | 322695.360281114 |
UTM Northing | 4306137.64370291 | Time Zone | America/New_York |
Country | United States | State | District of Columbia (DC) |