The Professor
The Professor is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 275 m. Mount Misery stands 317 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Western W, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1997
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Dino Park: 0.1 mi
- Academy Park: 0.7 mi
- Jones Park: 0.7 mi
- Knollwood Park: 0.7 mi
- Henderson Tot Lot: 0.7 mi
- West Douglas Neighborhood Park: 1.2 mi
- Schellenberg Woods: 4.4 mi
- Bow in the Clouds Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Mildred Harris Sanctuary: 5.8 mi
- KEKA Preserve: 6.2 mi
- South Street: 1.6 mi
- Kalamazoo Mall: 1.7 mi
- Celery Flats Interpretive Center: 5.2 mi
- Nature's Playground: 5.9 mi
- Year Round Golf: 10.4 mi
- Kalamazoo Valley Community College Center for New Media Art Museum: 1.8 mi
- Kalamazoo Valley Museum: 1.8 mi
- Flight Innovation Center: 4.8 mi
- Air Zoo: 4.8 mi
- Vicksburg Historical Society: 11.8 mi
- The Committee: 0.1 mi
- Western Michigan University Seal: 0.2 mi
- Bird Effigy: 0.2 mi
- Untitled: 0.9 mi
- Giraffa Camelopardalis: 1.6 mi
- Western W: 0.1 mi
- The Upjohn Company: 1.8 mi
- Burdick Street: 1.8 mi
- Art Deco: 1.8 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 1.8 mi
- Bell's Beer Garden: 2.1 mi
- God's Garden: 7.9 mi
- Community Garden: 22.8 mi
- People's Plot: 24.1 mi
- People's Plot: 24.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 15.1 mi
- The Hogback: 17.6 mi
- Baird Hill: 22.6 mi
- Mount Misery: 24.1 mi
- Graves Hill: 24.4 mi
- Alamo Rest Area 709: 5.5 mi
- Galesburg Rest Area: 8.8 mi
- Battle Creek Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Willard Beach: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Professor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Misery | SSW 200° | 317 m | 24.1 mi |
| Baird Hill | NNE 17° | 294 m | 22.6 mi |
| The Hogback | NE 40° | 282 m | 17.6 mi |
| Graves Hill | NNE 16° | 280 m | 24.4 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WSW 248° | 244 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:18 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:41 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:28 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kalamazoo Battle Creek Intl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2974243784
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