Protection
Protection is a hamlet in the town of Holland and Sardinia in southern Erie County, New York, United States.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Erie County, New York, United States of America
- Also known as: “Protection Harbor”, “Protection, New York”, and “Protection, NY”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holland and Sardinia.
Holland
Village
Holland is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 3,281 at the 2020 census. The name is derived from the Holland Land Company, the original title-holder to most of the land of Western New York. Holland is situated 3½ miles northwest of Protection.
Sardinia
Village
Sardinia is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The town lies in the southeast corner of Erie County and is considered one of the county's "Southtowns". Sardinia is situated 4½ miles south of Protection.
Yorkshire
Village
Yorkshire is a census-designated place in the northeastern corner of the town of Yorkshire in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,180 at the 2010 census, out of 3,913 in the town of Yorkshire as a whole. Yorkshire is situated 6 miles south of Protection.
Protection
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Town of Holland, Erie County, Niagara Frontier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.60867° or 42° 36′ 31″ northLongitude
-78.49419° or 78° 29′ 39″ westElevation
1,365 feet (416 metres)Open location code
87J3JG54+F8OpenStreetMap ID
node 158334571OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Protection” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “普羅特克申 (紐約州)”
- Chinese: “普羅特克申”
- Turkish: “Protection”
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