Porter Boathouse

Porter Boathouse is a building in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin which is located on Babcock Drive. Porter Boathouse is situated nearby to Allen Centennial Gardens, as well as near the university building Agricultural Heating Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Allen Centennial Gardens and Washburn Observatory.

Allen Centennial Gardens

Garden

Photo: Jdsteakley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Allen Centennial Garden is a free public garden on the grounds of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The grounds feature the Agricultural Dean's House, a brick Queen Anne-style home built in 1896, and the home of the first four deans of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Allen Centennial Gardens is situated 550 feet southwest of Porter Boathouse.

Washburn Observatory

Photo: Chris Rycroft, CC BY 2.0.

The Washburn Observatory is an astronomical observatory located at 1401 Observatory Drive on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Washburn Observatory is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Porter Boathouse.

Camp Randall Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Camp Randall Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Madison, Wisconsin, located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin. It has been the home of the Wisconsin Badgers football team in rudimentary form since 1895, and as a fully functioning stadium since 1917. Camp Randall Stadium is situated 3,000 feet south of Porter Boathouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shorewood Hills and Maple Bluff.

Shorewood Hills

Village

Photo: Motorrad-67, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Shorewood Hills is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. It was established in 1927. The population was 2,169 at the 2020 census. Entirely surrounded by the city of Madison and Lake Mendota, it is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. Shorewood Hills is situated 1½ miles west of Porter Boathouse.

Maple Bluff

Village

Maple Bluff is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,368 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Madison located on the eastern shore of Lake Mendota and is part of the Madison metropolitan area. Maple Bluff is situated 3 miles northeast of Porter Boathouse.

Monona

Village

Photo: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0.

Monona is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. A suburb of the state capital, Madison, the city lies on the southeastern shore of Lake Monona, from which it takes its name. Monona is situated 4 miles east of Porter Boathouse.

Porter Boathouse

Type: Building
Address: 680 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI
Location: Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.0783° or 43° 4′ 42″ north

Longitude

-89.41249° or 89° 24′ 45″ west

Open location code

86MG3HHQ+82

OpenStreetMap ID

way 38019748

OpenStreetMap feature

building=boathouse

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