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Emerson Wildflower Garden

Emerson Wildflower Garden from directly overhead

Emerson Wildflower Garden is a garden in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Sugarloaf Hill stands 346 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Demetral Field, a park 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

Step-free access
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Getting there

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Coordinates43.10448, -89.35363
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
  • David Frischkorn: 0.4 mi
  • Tyler Knipfer: 0.7 mi
  • Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage: 0.9 mi
  • Brendan Primm: 0.9 mi
  • Tenney Park Lock And Dam: 1.1 mi
Gardens
  • Rain Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Event Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Atrium Shade Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
  • Heritage Sanctuary: 3.1 mi
  • Heritage Prairie Conservation Park: 3.6 mi
  • Turville Point Conservation Park: 3.8 mi
  • Cherokee Marsh- Mendota Unit: 3.8 mi
  • Lakeshore Nature Preserve: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 57
Museums: 30
Beaches: 24
  • Olbrich Beach: 1.7 mi
  • B.B. Clarke Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Warner Park Beach: 2.1 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 2.1 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 2.1 mi
Peaks: 18
Springs: 8
  • Council Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Springs: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 6.9 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 11.2 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 12.7 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 12.9 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 23.0 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 10.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf HillNW 307°346 m21.4 mi
Liberty Pole HillS 188°338 m19.2 mi
Liberty MoundESE 122°326 m11.4 mi
Owls Head HillNNW 328°319 m23.6 mi
Frederick's HillWNW 282°317 m6.8 mi
Mount PleasantSW 226°316 m20.6 mi
Mount JuliaSW 223°313 m19.5 mi
Badger Mill HillSW 227°310 m12.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1919:5820:41
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:2715:4016:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334465868727062503725
Precip in1.51.52.33.84.15.34.54.23.42.82.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Dane CO Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee886 obs
  • Monarch584 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee561 obs
  • Western Honey Bee522 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle401 obs
  • Red Admiral391 obs
  • Mallard382 obs
  • Small White315 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2820926001

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