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Allen Centennial Garden

Allen Centennial Garden from directly overhead

Allen Centennial Garden is a garden in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 266 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is William Dempster Hoard, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates43.07694, -89.41323
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions
Parks
  • Henry Mall: 0.3 mi
  • Engineering Hall Park: 0.4 mi
  • Robert E. Gard Storyteller's Circle: 0.5 mi
  • Madison South Rotary Park: 0.6 mi
  • Crazylegs Plaza: 0.6 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • UW Madison Botany Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Welcome Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Creativity Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Inspiration Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Reynolds Community Garden: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Lakeshore Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
  • Edgewood Forest: 1.4 mi
  • Turville Point Conservation Park: 2.8 mi
  • University of Wisconsin Arboretum - Grady Tract: 3.5 mi
  • North Mendota Natural Resource Area- Prairie Unit: 3.6 mi
Museums: 29
Beaches: 24
  • Willow Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Vilas Park Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Circle Bench: 1.4 mi
  • Brittingham Beach: 1.4 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 1.6 mi
Peaks: 23
Springs: 8
  • Council Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Springs: 4.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 4.0 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 9.1 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 12.0 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 9.4 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 24.3 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 7.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Allen Centennial Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsW 261°524 m22.4 mi
Indian CastleW 270°354 m24.6 mi
Sugarloaf HillNW 317°346 m20.5 mi
Liberty Pole HillS 179°338 m17.1 mi
Pine KnobW 274°327 m24.7 mi
Liberty MoundESE 108°326 m13.3 mi
Owls Head HillNNW 336°319 m23.9 mi
Frederick's HillNW 312°317 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:1919:5820:41
September equinox06:4618:1918:57
December solstice07:2715:4016:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334475868727062503725
Precip in1.71.72.34.24.65.74.74.13.93.02.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — UW Arboretum - Madison, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard888 obs
  • Sandhill Crane587 obs
  • House Sparrow512 obs
  • American Robin503 obs
  • Virginia bluebells481 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail474 obs
  • white snakeroot460 obs
  • red-berried elder439 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/37965201

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