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Serve and Protect

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Elevation, modelled
186 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Oakland Heights Landfill388 m · 14.2 mi
Nearest byway
Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail10.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:14local time
Coordinates
42.5913, -83.0125
Serve and Protect from directly overhead

Serve and Protect is a artwork in Michigan, at a modelled 186 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Badge of Honor, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 10 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Tiles under this outdoor mural were made at the Detroit Institute of Arts by children of Sterling Heights police officers.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Serve and Protect. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillWNW 303°388 m14.2 mi
Grampian HillsNNW 328°375 m18.2 mi
Pine KnobWNW 300°367 m20.9 mi
Bald MountainNW 306°351 m13.7 mi
Twombly MountainNNW 347°349 m17.7 mi
Mount JudahWNW 300°345 m16.8 mi
Waterford HillWNW 292°342 m21.9 mi
Fibber MountainNNW 331°302 m10.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Beaches: 19
Peaks: 12
Ghost towns: 2

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0719:44
June solstice05:5520:3121:14
September equinox07:2018:5419:31
December solstice08:0016:1717:02

Local time (America/Detroit).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252635465768727063524030
Precip in2.21.72.43.43.63.33.83.73.22.82.62.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Clemens ANG Base, 10 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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