Monarch Watch Garden
Monarch Watch Garden is a garden in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. Coon Point stands 338 m to the west-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Booth Family Hall of Athletics, a museum 0.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 137 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 137.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.0 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Holcom Park: 0.8 mi
- Quarry Park: 0.8 mi
- Water Tower Park: 1.0 mi
- Veterans Park: 1.2 mi
- Marvin Grove: 1.2 mi
- Chesty Lion: 1.1 mi
- MacKomics Studio: 1.3 mi
- The Jayhawk Nest: 1.4 mi
- Moses: 1.4 mi
- Relay Race: 2.9 mi
- Booth Family Hall of Athletics: 0.8 mi
- Natural History Museum: 1.3 mi
- Spencer Museum of Art: 1.3 mi
- Haskell Cultural Center and Museum: 1.7 mi
- Watkins Museum of History: 1.9 mi
- Phog Allen: 0.8 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Victory Eagle-WWI Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Memorial Campanile & Carillon: 1.2 mi
- Conrad & Viola McGrew Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Kanza Southwind Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Archery Only Area: 5.5 mi
- Fitch Natural History Reservation: 7.0 mi
- McColl Nature Reserve: 7.1 mi
- Audio-Reader Sensory Garden: 1.4 mi
- Lawrence Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Lawrence Community Orchard: 2.2 mi
- Little Prairie Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Ted Ensley Gardens: 20.2 mi
- Lawrence Arts Center: 2.0 mi
- Locomotive #1073: 2.2 mi
- The Teepee at Teepee Junction: 4.0 mi
- Constitution Hall State Historic Site: 9.7 mi
- Democratic Headquarters [historic]: 9.8 mi
- Franklin: 4.8 mi
- Twin Mound: 13.2 mi
- Prairie City: 13.3 mi
- Coburn: 15.3 mi
- Richland: 15.5 mi
- Mount Oread: 1.2 mi
- Shank Hill: 4.1 mi
- Sanders Mound: 4.2 mi
- Blue Mound: 5.3 mi
- Coon Point: 9.5 mi
- Wakarusa River Falls: 3.4 mi
- Cedar Lake Falls: 23.4 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 4.1 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 4.2 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 6.2 mi
- Swim Beach: 15.8 mi
- Argentine Limestone Outcrop: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monarch Watch Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coon Point | WNW 294° | 338 m | 9.5 mi |
| Blue Mound | SE 124° | 318 m | 5.3 mi |
| Fowler Hill | SSE 166° | 318 m | 17.5 mi |
| Nolan Hill | N 350° | 317 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Oread | NE 36° | 316 m | 1.2 mi |
| Twin Mounds | WSW 244° | 316 m | 13.6 mi |
| Shank Hill | S 178° | 304 m | 4.1 mi |
| Sanders Mound | WSW 256° | 288 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrence, 1 mi away.
- American Robin368 obs
- Italian Wall Lizard238 obs
- henbit deadnettle233 obs
- Monarch224 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel217 obs
- Western Honey Bee175 obs
- Northern Cardinal169 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle169 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/240322830
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