The Guardians
The Guardians is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Black Mountain stands 263 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is RC Historic Site No. 1: City Hall, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 158 named places lie within 25 miles.
Artist (with mentoring by Blaine Fontana) created mural during week of 9 June 2025, as part of Rogers City's second annual Murals on Main festival. Mural consumes entire height and width of this exterior building face.
What to expect
How to reach it
158 named places within 25 miles
- Lakeside Park: 0.1 mi
- Westminster Park: 0.2 mi
- Smitka Park: 0.3 mi
- Optimist Park: 0.5 mi
- South Shore Park: 0.5 mi
- Antique Hearse Carriage: 0.1 mi
- Emergency Steering Wheel: 0.1 mi
- Port of Calcite Entry Light: 0.1 mi
- Boat Anchor: 0.2 mi
- Historical Steamshovel: 1.3 mi
- Red Elephant - Nowicki's Sausage Shoppe: 0.1 mi
- Torch of Freedom: 0.1 mi
- The Gentleman: 0.1 mi
- Butterfly statue: 0.2 mi
- Welcome to Rogers City: 0.2 mi
- Porcupine Run Nature Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Mystery Valley Karst Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Buck Falls Ranch: 15.5 mi
- Davis Bog Sanctuary: 16.5 mi
- Stevens Twin Sinks and Bruski Sink Karst Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Presque Isle County Historical Museum - Hoffman Annex: 0.1 mi
- Presque Isle County Historical Museum: 0.2 mi
- Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum: 0.3 mi
- Millersburg Detroit & Mackinac Railroad Depot Museum: 13.2 mi
- Presque Isle Township Museum: 16.3 mi
- Hagensville: 6.3 mi
- Forty Mile Point Light: 6.6 mi
- Ocqueoc Falls: 11.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 22.8 mi
- Doriva Beach: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Guardians. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | WNW 288° | 263 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:09 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:42 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:06 | 16:55 |
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 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rogers City, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12925776731
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