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Butterfly Garden

Butterfly Garden from directly overhead

Butterfly Garden is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. Powder Hill stands 405 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Area 1, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
This Butterfly Garden was Given in loving memory of Katie Michuda Who taught us all to Smell the Flowers We hope you will do the same

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates43.30539, -87.99532

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Centennial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Wegmann Park: 0.3 mi
  • Boy Scout Park: 0.4 mi
  • Mayor E. Stephan Fischer Park: 0.5 mi
  • Rappold Park: 0.6 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Nature reserves: 57
Museums: 33
Gardens: 30
Picnic sites: 24
  • Picnic Area 1: 0.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 0.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 0.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 13.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 16.2 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Public Beach: 6.4 mi
  • South Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Private Beach: 8.7 mi
  • South Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Pike Lake Beach: 16.5 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Mount Bayside: 9.6 mi
  • Fox Hill: 13.8 mi
  • Powder Hill: 15.9 mi
  • Holy Hill: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powder HillW 272°405 m15.9 mi
Holy HillWSW 256°376 m17.2 mi
Fox HillWNW 290°352 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1319:5320:37
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:2215:3316:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635455666727063523928
Precip in1.61.72.13.94.04.53.63.83.23.02.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton Wwtp, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5340108424

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