Artwork · Michigan
Guardian
Guardian is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Exodus Hill stands 370 m to the west, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mini Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- steel
How to reach it
Coordinates44.76429, -85.61194
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Mini Park: 0.0 mi
- Wellington Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Sunset Park: 0.2 mi
- F & M Park: 0.2 mi
- Senior Center Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Pelizzari Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Hickory Forest Natural Area: 3.0 mi
- Miller Creek Nature Reserve: 3.0 mi
- Mitchell Creek Nature Sanctuary: 3.1 mi
- George & Ada Reffitt Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
Museums: 24
- Dennos Museum Center: 1.2 mi
- Music House Museum: 6.4 mi
- Guntzviller's Taxidermy and Spirit of the Woods Museum: 11.9 mi
- Lake Ann Historical Society Museum: 11.9 mi
- Elk Rapids Area Historical Museum: 13.3 mi
Artworks: 23
- Untitled: 0.3 mi
- Autumn, 1989: 0.3 mi
- Greetings from Traverse City: 0.5 mi
- Sun: 0.5 mi
- Mercury: 0.5 mi
Peaks: 23
- Wayne Hill: 2.1 mi
- Morgan Hill: 2.5 mi
- Carpenter Hill: 2.6 mi
- Hickory Hill: 2.7 mi
- Exodus Hill: 4.8 mi
Attractions: 19
- The Cistern: 1.9 mi
- World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan: 2.0 mi
- Suspendend Overlook: 4.1 mi
- Rope Swing: 5.9 mi
- 2k Hill: 6.8 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Larry Cole Hardy: 0.3 mi
- St. Francis A.D. 1887: 0.7 mi
- Grand Traverse Veterans Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Gravesite of Traverse Colantha Walker: 2.0 mi
- Northrup Grave: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 12
- Salvation Army Daycare Garden: 0.5 mi
- Challengers Island Garden: 0.5 mi
- Hull Park Butterfly Garden: 0.6 mi
- Secret Garden: 2.0 mi
- Koeze Stable Garden: 2.0 mi
Beaches: 12
- West End Beach: 1.2 mi
- North Beach: 13.5 mi
- Haserot Beach: 15.0 mi
- Torch Lake Sand Bar Public Access Point: 15.3 mi
- Public Access: 16.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Dodge Spring: 16.6 mi
- Marl Springs: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Chuck Wagon: 13.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Jacktown: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Empire Bluffs: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Guardian. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus Hill | W 272° | 370 m | 4.8 mi |
| Gallagher Hill | W 280° | 355 m | 5.8 mi |
| Varney Hill | W 274° | 337 m | 13.1 mi |
| Champion Hill | WSW 248° | 337 m | 22.1 mi |
| Twin Mountains | SSW 212° | 332 m | 17.1 mi |
| Warner Hill | W 269° | 331 m | 13.0 mi |
| Pierce Hill | SSW 202° | 322 m | 10.6 mi |
| Fouch Hill | NW 309° | 321 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:16 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:48 | 21:33 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:18 | 16:17 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 22 | 30 | 41 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Traverse City Munson, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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