Boerner Botanical Gardens
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Boerner Botanical Gardens is an attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 235 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cat, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Boerner Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens located on the grounds of Whitnall Park in the village of Hales Corners, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. The gardens are named for Alfred Boerner, who designed the original five formal gardens. The Annual, Perennial, Rock, Rose and Peony Gardens were constructed in the 1930s. Later additions included trial, herb, lily and shrub rose gardens, as well as the Bog Walk. Part of the Milwaukee County Park System, the gardens are maintained by professional horticulturalists. Many species of plant life are cultivated and displayed. The gardens include test and display gardens for All-America Selections, and is an American Hosta Society Display Garden. Boerner Botanical Gardens is open from late April to early November, and closes for the winter. Within the gardens and adjacent to them in Whitnall Park, and along the Root River Parkway is the arboretum, which showcases arranged groves of trees and shrubs. Nearby are the Wehr Nature Center and the historic Trimborn Farm estate, which are also maintained by the county park system.
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Wikidata Q930638, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Milwaukee County Park System
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cat: 0.0 mi
- Cat: 0.0 mi
- Saint Fiacre: 0.0 mi
- Passage "Fall": 0.0 mi
- Passage "Winter": 0.0 mi
- Potter's Forest: 0.4 mi
- Mangan Woods: 1.1 mi
- Joan Stevens Woods: 2.6 mi
- Grootemat Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Fountain Square Nature Area: 4.5 mi
- Trimborn Farm: 0.7 mi
- Village Park: 1.2 mi
- Lions Park: 1.3 mi
- Community Center Park: 1.4 mi
- Sherwood Park: 1.4 mi
- Hales Corners Veteran's Memorial: 1.4 mi
- New Berlin Veterans Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Meadowmere: 5.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Captain Lance P. Sijan Memorial Plaza: 6.2 mi
- African Forest: 6.4 mi
- Adventure Africa: 6.4 mi
- Camel Rides: 6.5 mi
- Giraffe: 6.5 mi
- Grizzly Bear: 6.5 mi
- Trial Garden: 0.2 mi
- West Allis Medical Center Healing Garden: 4.6 mi
- Garden District Community Garden: 6.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.5 mi
- Bumblebee Haven Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Greenfield Historical Society: 2.9 mi
- Milwaukee Fire Education Center and Museum: 6.1 mi
- New Berlin Historical Society: 6.6 mi
- Mitchell Gallery of Flight: 6.6 mi
- Little Red Store: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 0.3 mi
- Picnic Area 7: 0.3 mi
- Picnic Area 8: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 5.9 mi
- Hygeia Spring: 9.6 mi
- Silurian Spring: 10.9 mi
- Nemahbin Spring: 20.6 mi
- Parry Spring: 21.5 mi
- Indian Spring: 21.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 9.5 mi
- Grant Park Beach: 9.8 mi
- McKinley Beach: 11.1 mi
- Bradford Beach: 11.8 mi
- Zoo Beach: 18.1 mi
- Root Creek: 2.9 mi
- Denoon: 9.2 mi
- Raymond Center: 9.4 mi
- Brookfield Center: 11.0 mi
- Muskego Settlement: 15.1 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 14.1 mi
- Mount Bayside: 18.2 mi
- Lapham Hill: 19.4 mi
- Mount Tom: 21.0 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 12.1 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 12.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boerner Botanical Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapham Hill | WNW 290° | 368 m | 19.4 mi |
| Buena Park Hill | SW 225° | 290 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Tom | SSW 202° | 265 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:35 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 24 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hales Corners/whitnall Park/bo, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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