Butterfly Garden
Butterfly Garden is a garden in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 342 m. Powder Hill stands 405 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lapham Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wisconsin DNR
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mirabel and Lilou: 0.4 mi
- Masonic Home: 4.0 mi
- Gertrude Basse the Cow: 7.4 mi
- Denise Ruth Duyser Higgins: 7.5 mi
- Marl Works: 8.2 mi
- HAWS Schallock Dog Park: 1.4 mi
- American Legion Park: 1.6 mi
- Firemans Park: 1.8 mi
- Cedar Valley Park: 1.8 mi
- Clock Tower Park: 2.0 mi
- GROW: 6.5 mi
- Where the Waters Meet: 7.8 mi
- READ: 10.9 mi
- play: 12.0 mi
- inspire: 12.0 mi
- iCOMBAT Waukesha: 7.6 mi
- Battle House: 9.3 mi
- Old World Wisconsin: 12.4 mi
- Elegant Farmer: 13.6 mi
- Science Education Center: 16.9 mi
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha Field Station: 2.9 mi
- Prairie Springs Environmental Education Center: 5.4 mi
- Genesee Oak Opening & Fen State Natural Area: 5.8 mi
- Pebble Creek Natural Area: 6.4 mi
- Perkins Wildlife Area: 6.6 mi
- Hawk's Inn: 1.9 mi
- Ten Chimneys: 4.8 mi
- Oconomowoc Historical Museum: 7.3 mi
- The Children’s Play Gallery: 7.6 mi
- Waukesha County Historical Society Museum: 8.3 mi
- Genetti Gardens & Gallery: 1.8 mi
- Kyle's Tomato Garden: 7.2 mi
- Frame Park Formal Gardens: 8.5 mi
- Native Perennial Garden: 8.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 17.7 mi
- DJ Mackie Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Tembo Trail: 17.5 mi
- Savanna Walk: 17.6 mi
- Little Oak Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Maple Cove Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Nemahbin Spring: 1.5 mi
- Parry Spring: 3.7 mi
- Hotel Springs: 8.0 mi
- Emerald Springs: 8.0 mi
- Hidden Spring: 8.1 mi
- Lapham Hill: 0.3 mi
- Holy Hill: 14.8 mi
- Bald Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 18.6 mi
- Powder Hill: 19.6 mi
- Brookfield Center: 12.5 mi
- Army Lake: 15.8 mi
- Denoon: 17.6 mi
- Mayhews: 19.5 mi
- Root Creek: 20.3 mi
- Palmyra Beach: 14.5 mi
- Family Camp Beach: 16.6 mi
- Pike Lake Beach: 19.1 mi
- Whitewater Beach: 24.0 mi
- Pebble Beach: 24.9 mi
- East Troy Rest Area 36 (southbound): 21.2 mi
- Elkhorn Rest Area 35 (northbound): 22.0 mi
- Johnson Creek Rest Area 14: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Butterfly Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powder Hill | NNE 12° | 405 m | 19.6 mi |
| Holy Hill | NNE 12° | 376 m | 14.8 mi |
| Lapham Hill | SW 218° | 368 m | 0.3 mi |
| Fox Hill | NNE 16° | 352 m | 24.2 mi |
| Lone Tree Bluff | SW 221° | 320 m | 22.1 mi |
| Bald Bluff | SW 220° | 317 m | 17.2 mi |
| Buena Park Hill | SSE 154° | 290 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waukesha Wwtp, 7 mi away.
- black raspberry142 obs
- common milkweed140 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee139 obs
- mayapple127 obs
- purple crownvetch104 obs
- Red Clover98 obs
- Monarch86 obs
- great mullein84 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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