Olbrich Botanical Gardens
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Olbrich Botanical Gardens is an attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Sugarloaf Hill stands 346 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Event Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Olbrich Botanical Gardens is a 16-acre outdoor botanical garden and 10,000-square-foot conservatory in Madison, Wisconsin. Founded in 1952 and named for its founder, Michael Olbrich, the gardens are owned and operated jointly by the City of Madison Parks and the non-profit Olbrich Botanical Society. Noteworthy additions to the gardens were the Bolz Conservatory in 1991, and a Thai sala, a gift to the University of Wisconsin–Madison from the Thai Chapter of the Wisconsin Alumni Association and the government of Thailand through its king, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Opened in 2002, it is one of only six sala outside of Thailand and one of two in the United States (the other is located in Hawaii).
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Wikidata Q9010914, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Access
- Customers only
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 17.9 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Event Garden: 0.0 mi
- Sunken Garden: 0.0 mi
- Atrium Shade Garden: 0.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.0 mi
- Herb Garden: 0.1 mi
- Sid Boyum Multi-Layered Pyramid: 0.1 mi
- Act: 0.2 mi
- Sid Boyum Small Mushroom 1: 0.3 mi
- Sid Boyum Small Mushroom 2: 0.3 mi
- Sid Boyum Dignified Figure: 0.3 mi
- Olbrich Park: 0.1 mi
- Elmside Circle Park: 0.4 mi
- O.B. Sherry Park: 0.4 mi
- Hudson Park: 0.4 mi
- Dixon Streets Greenway Park: 0.5 mi
- David Frischkorn: 0.9 mi
- Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage: 1.0 mi
- Brendan Primm: 1.2 mi
- Tenney Park Lock And Dam: 1.8 mi
- Tyler Knipfer: 1.9 mi
- Heritage Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Heritage Prairie Conservation Park: 2.5 mi
- Edna Taylor Conservation Park: 2.8 mi
- Turville Point Conservation Park: 3.4 mi
- Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Wildlife Observation Area: 4.1 mi
- Governor's Mansion: 2.1 mi
- Washburn Observatory: 3.9 mi
- Seals: 4.4 mi
- Grizzly Bears: 4.4 mi
- African Penguins: 4.4 mi
- Great Plains Paleontolgy: 1.5 mi
- Madison Children's Museum: 2.7 mi
- Wisconsin Veterans Museum: 2.9 mi
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art: 3.0 mi
- Chazen Museum of Art: 3.5 mi
- Olbrich Beach: 0.4 mi
- Schluter Beach: 1.4 mi
- B.B. Clarke Beach: 2.0 mi
- James Madison Beach: 2.5 mi
- James Madison Beach: 2.5 mi
- Bascom Hill: 3.7 mi
- Observatory Hill: 3.9 mi
- Eagle Heights: 5.5 mi
- Blackhawk Hill: 5.9 mi
- Frederick's Hill: 7.9 mi
- Council Spring: 5.6 mi
- Ho Nee Um Spring: 5.6 mi
- Big Spring: 5.6 mi
- Merrill Spring: 6.7 mi
- Springs: 7.8 mi
- Maple Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Fox Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Table Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Pine Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Allen Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 6.7 mi
- Williams Knoll: 10.0 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 13.0 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Train Car: 13.3 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 24.1 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 24.4 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 10.9 mi
- Fellows: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Olbrich Botanical Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Hill | NW 308° | 346 m | 22.7 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | SSW 192° | 338 m | 18.6 mi |
| Liberty Mound | ESE 121° | 326 m | 10.2 mi |
| Owls Head Hill | NNW 327° | 319 m | 24.8 mi |
| Frederick's Hill | WNW 286° | 317 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | SW 229° | 316 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Julia | SW 227° | 313 m | 19.5 mi |
| Badger Mill Hill | SW 233° | 310 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:58 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Dane CO Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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