Garden · Minnesota
Butterfly Garden
Butterfly Garden is a garden in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 421 m. The nearest named place is Lucette Statue (Paul Bunyan's Sweetheart), a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 9.2 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates46.93074, -94.52329
- 9.2 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
- 15.6 mi off the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway, National
- 31.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
45 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 24
- County 50 Hunter Walking Trails: 6.8 mi
- Deep Portage Conservation Reserve: 7.1 mi
- Shingobee Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
- Goose Lake Trails: 10.0 mi
- Woman Lake Wildlife Management Area: 10.6 mi
Parks: 10
- Birch Lake Park: 0.0 mi
- MinneTeepee Common Area: 9.4 mi
- Walker City Park: 12.1 mi
- Muskie Park: 15.1 mi
- Nevis Disc Golf Course: 15.7 mi
Artworks: 3
- Lucette Statue (Paul Bunyan's Sweetheart): 0.0 mi
- Paul Bunyan Statue: 11.0 mi
- World's Largest Tiger Muskie: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 3
- Dam: 10.7 mi
- Walker Bay Lighthouse: 12.1 mi
- Historic caboose: 15.8 mi
Museums: 2
- Paul Bunyan Historical Museum: 11.0 mi
- Driftwood Gift Shop and Museum: 20.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Sugar Point Battle: 11.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Shell City: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 1
- Dru's Garden: 24.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:51 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:30 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 15:41 | 16:32 |
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 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 42 | 55 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 45 | 30 | 18 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deep Portage, 7 mi away.
- bird's-foot trefoil4 obs
- Tricolored Bumble Bee4 obs
- birch polypore4 obs
- Druon ignotum4 obs
- Two-spotted Bumble Bee3 obs
- big bur-reed3 obs
- hoary alyssum3 obs
- water smartweed3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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