Butterfly World
Butterfly World is an attraction in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Monarch Hill Renewable Energy Park stands 70 m to the north-northeast, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Crescent, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. BROWARD CO A1A SCENIC HWY passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
Butterfly World is located in Tradewinds Park in Coconut Creek, Florida. It opened in 1988, and it is the largest butterfly park in the world, and the first park of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. The facility houses around 20,000 live butterflies.
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Dates from 1988-03-28.
Wikidata Q1867975, matched on coordinates and name (40 m apart).
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the BROWARD CO A1A SCENIC HWY
Overlooks nearby
- Jungle Queen Riverboat · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Township Estates Park: 0.9 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.9 mi
- Pond Apple Park: 1.0 mi
- George S. Gerber Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Golden Raintree Park: 1.2 mi
- Lily in Berea: 1.2 mi
- Sisters: 1.7 mi
- ColorPlay: 4.5 mi
- Reclining Nude: 4.9 mi
- Wyland Wall #99 "Water For Life": 5.2 mi
- Blanche Ely House Museum: 3.0 mi
- Creation Science Museum: 3.3 mi
- South Florida Railway Museum: 4.5 mi
- Museum of Coral Springs History: 5.6 mi
- Nathan D Rosen Museum Gallery: 6.4 mi
- Military Trail Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Fern Forest Nature Center: 3.2 mi
- Helene Klein Pineland Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Deerfield Highlands Nature Reserve: 3.7 mi
- Saw Palmetto Natural Area: 3.7 mi
- Max’s Barber: 4.1 mi
- Seaboard Air Line Lounge Car 6603: 7.2 mi
- Seaboard Air Line Dining Car 6113: 7.2 mi
- Zabava Studio: 7.9 mi
- Sunrise Paddleboards: 8.3 mi
- Coral Springs Veterans Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Athletic Hall of Fame: 5.3 mi
- Silver Thatch Mounted Beach Patrol: 5.4 mi
- Hillsboro Inlet Light Station: 5.5 mi
- Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse: 5.7 mi
- Marjory's Garden: 6.6 mi
- Boca Raton Museum Art School Sculpture Garden: 7.1 mi
- Boca Raton Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Boca Raton Museum Sculpture Garden: 8.1 mi
- Sculpture Promenade: 8.1 mi
- Fort Lauderdale Beach: 9.4 mi
- Hollywood Beach: 17.0 mi
- Delray Public Beach: 18.4 mi
- Sunny Isles Beach: 23.6 mi
- Haulover Beach: 24.2 mi
- Crescent: 0.1 mi
- Daggerwing: 0.1 mi
- Elfin: 0.1 mi
- Grandiosa: 0.5 mi
- Picnic area: 2.8 mi
- The Bungalow: 5.6 mi
- Inlet House: 5.6 mi
- Keeper's Quarters: 5.7 mi
- Timer and Generator Building: 5.7 mi
- Hillsboro Inlet Light: 5.7 mi
- Yamato Colony: 11.6 mi
- Andytown: 18.8 mi
- Inverrary Waterfalls: 7.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Butterfly World. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch Hill Renewable Energy Park | NNE 27° | 70 m | 1.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 19:43 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:48 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 17:00 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 68 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 71 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 3.7 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pompano Beach Airpark, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5327957493
Day trips start here
- Greater Miami · 19 mi
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