Skip to content
Byway
Garden · Wisconsin

McFarland Community Garden

McFarland Community Garden from directly overhead

McFarland Community Garden is a garden in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 266 m. Liberty Pole Hill stands 338 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Discovery Garden, a park 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Friends of McFarland Parks, 501c3
Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.01427, -89.28559
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Discovery Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Arnold Larson Park: 0.3 mi
  • Woodland Estates Park: 0.3 mi
  • Highland Oaks Park: 0.4 mi
  • Egner Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Robert the Gorilla: 2.5 mi
  • Monona Sails: 2.9 mi
  • Monona M: 3.6 mi
  • Wizard: 4.4 mi
  • Changing Graffiti: 5.1 mi
Gardens
  • Rimrock/Green Gardens: 4.9 mi
  • Badger Fountain of Life Community Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Quann Community Gardens: 5.6 mi
  • Rain Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Rock Garden: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 56
Museums: 30
Beaches: 22
  • Frost Woods Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Pet Swim Area: 4.1 mi
  • Esther Beach: 4.3 mi
  • La Follette Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Schluter Beach: 4.7 mi
Peaks: 14
Springs: 8
  • Big Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Council Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Springs: 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Williams Knoll: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 6.9 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 11.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty Pole HillSSW 206°338 m14.2 mi
Liberty MoundE 89°326 m6.2 mi
Frederick's HillNW 307°317 m12.6 mi
Mount PleasantWSW 246°316 m19.9 mi
Mount JuliaWSW 244°313 m18.5 mi
Badger Mill HillW 260°310 m12.7 mi
Eagle HeightsWNW 302°308 m9.4 mi
Evergreen HillWNW 296°307 m14.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:10
June solstice05:1919:5720:41
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2615:4016:26

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, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard68 obs
  • Canada Goose65 obs
  • Greylag Goose54 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird53 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee53 obs
  • Northern Cardinal41 obs
  • American Robin41 obs
  • Common Merganser37 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.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1200694949

More gardens in Wisconsin

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore gardens
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to McFarland Community Garden.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens