Waunakee Arboretum
Waunakee Arboretum is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 266 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Savannah Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
This is not publicly owned, though it is open to public access and functions as a public conservancy.
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Savannah Park: 0.2 mi
- Hanover Park: 0.3 mi
- Woodland Wayside: 0.5 mi
- Settlers Park: 0.7 mi
- Steeplechase Park: 0.7 mi
- Castle Creek Conservancy: 1.0 mi
- Schumacher Farm County Park: 1.6 mi
- Empire Prairies State Natural Area- Westport Drumlin Unit: 1.7 mi
- Six Mile Creek State Fishery Area: 1.7 mi
- Westshire Conservancy/Jackson's Landing: 1.8 mi
- Waunakee Veterans Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Tyler Knipfer: 5.2 mi
- Edward Young House: 6.0 mi
- Tenney Park Lock And Dam: 6.1 mi
- Middleton Community Veterans' Tribute: 6.1 mi
- Rooted: Troy Farm: 3.1 mi
- Rooted: Troy Community Gardens: 3.2 mi
- Emerson Wildflower Garden: 5.9 mi
- Allen Centennial Garden: 6.7 mi
- Rain Garden: 6.7 mi
- Statue of Liberty replica: 4.0 mi
- Pink Elephant: 5.7 mi
- Sid Boyum Lantern in Beige: 6.1 mi
- Sid Boyum Red Heion-no-Shiko Lantern: 6.3 mi
- Sid Boyum Grinning Fool: 6.4 mi
- Governor's Mansion: 5.3 mi
- Raymer's Ravine: 5.9 mi
- Black Hawk's Cave: 6.1 mi
- Washburn Observatory: 6.8 mi
- Olbrich Botanical Gardens: 7.2 mi
- Frederick's Hill: 4.6 mi
- Eagle Heights: 6.1 mi
- Blackhawk Hill: 6.6 mi
- Observatory Hill: 6.8 mi
- Bascom Hill: 6.9 mi
- Indianola Beach: 2.9 mi
- Warner Park Beach: 3.9 mi
- Willow Beach: 6.5 mi
- James Madison Beach: 6.6 mi
- James Madison Beach: 6.7 mi
- Great Plains Paleontolgy: 6.9 mi
- Middleton Historical Society Museum: 6.9 mi
- L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum: 7.0 mi
- Madison Children's Museum: 7.0 mi
- National Mustard Museum: 7.0 mi
- Maple Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Fox Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Table Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Pine Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Allen Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Springs: 4.7 mi
- Merrill Spring: 6.7 mi
- Council Spring: 8.3 mi
- Ho Nee Um Spring: 8.3 mi
- Big Spring: 8.7 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 10.7 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 13.8 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Williams Knoll: 17.2 mi
- Train Car: 14.0 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 17.6 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 17.9 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 13.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Waunakee Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | WSW 245° | 524 m | 23.9 mi |
| Sauk Point | NW 326° | 449 m | 21.2 mi |
| Sauk Hill | NW 313° | 445 m | 23.1 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | NNW 348° | 388 m | 22.6 mi |
| Townhall Hill | NNW 346° | 380 m | 21.9 mi |
| Indian Castle | WSW 255° | 354 m | 24.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | WNW 301° | 346 m | 15.8 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | S 178° | 338 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:58 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Dane CO Rgnl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/751462474
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