The Protector
The Protector is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Apothecary Gift Shop, a artwork 0.2 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
A statue of a young girl who is holding the hand of a police officer.
What the record says
- Built
- 2005
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- GDK Pocket Park: 0.2 mi
- Centennial Park: 0.3 mi
- Hallacy Park: 0.4 mi
- Window on the Waterfront: 0.5 mi
- The Pine Grove: 0.5 mi
- Zuidema Dredge Placement Facility: 2.2 mi
- Kuker-Van Til Nature Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Albert C. Keppel Forest Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Dune Pines Nature Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Geerlings Farm Park: 5.3 mi
- Apothecary Gift Shop: 0.2 mi
- Zoondige-Kwe: Strong Hearted Woman: 0.2 mi
- Tribute to the People: 0.2 mi
- Joy of Music: 0.2 mi
- The Secret Garden: 0.3 mi
- Albertus C. Van Raalte: 0.3 mi
- Kumaji Kimura Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Motoichiro Ohgimi Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Het Waterhuis Historic Pioneer Marker: 3.2 mi
- Wade’s Bayou: 11.1 mi
- Holland Museum: 0.2 mi
- The Cappon House: 0.3 mi
- Kruizenga Art Museum: 0.6 mi
- Dekker Huis Museum: 5.0 mi
- Old Borculo Schoolhouse Museum: 8.1 mi
- De Zwaan Windmill: 1.0 mi
- Windmill Island Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Organ House: 1.0 mi
- 1929 Antique Dutch Carousel: 1.1 mi
- Big White Pine Trailhead: 2.7 mi
- Sunset Bluff Beach: 5.0 mi
- Idlewood Beach: 5.0 mi
- Spyglass Beach: 5.0 mi
- Ottawa Beach: 5.1 mi
- Macatawa Park Beach: 5.2 mi
- Saugatuck Center for the Arts Rain Garden: 10.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 10.4 mi
- Back-In-Time Garden: 11.1 mi
- Pride Celebration Garden: 11.2 mi
- Early Morning Garden: 14.4 mi
- Baldy: 5.7 mi
- Pelican Peak: 8.7 mi
- Mount Baldhead: 10.2 mi
- Beach Hill: 13.5 mi
- Dias Hill: 23.4 mi
- Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 6.6 mi
- Zeeland Rest Area 528: 9.6 mi
- Glenn Rest Area 726: 20.5 mi
- Fruitport Rest Area 502: 20.9 mi
- Singapore: 9.2 mi
- Charleston: 17.2 mi
- Holland Harbor Light: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Protector. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dias Hill | E 89° | 311 m | 23.4 mi |
| Beach Hill | SE 136° | 242 m | 13.5 mi |
| Baldy | SW 235° | 233 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Baldhead | SSW 209° | 233 m | 10.2 mi |
| Pelican Peak | SSW 213° | 221 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:44 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 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 | 26 | 27 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holland Tulip City AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4909916727
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