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Kohi Point Lookout

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Looking north-west from Kohi Point Lookout. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Kohi Point Lookout sits at 602 ft on The East Cape Coast byway, facing 330° with terrain dropping 565 ft within 600 m of the viewpoint. Several named features are visible from this angle. Te Rae-o-Kōhī, a cape, lies north-northeast at 0.8 mi and 367 ft elevation. Te Ra Whiti, a peak, is north at 6.9 mi and 197 ft. Thornton Lagoon, a body of water, sits west-northwest at 7.1 mi and 20 ft elevation, while Motu Harapaki, a peak, rises north-northwest at 7.1 mi to 1,158 ft. Raetihi (Pa Hill), also north-northwest, is 7.7 mi out at 620 ft. Sunrise and sunset times shift across the year: at the March equinox the sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 19:26; at the June solstice, sunrise is 07:29 and sunset 17:00; at the September equinox, sunrise 06:03 and sunset 18:08; and at the December solstice, sunrise 05:47 and sunset 20:34. Leisure Island is the previous lookout along the byway, with Waterfall next.

Access
0.6 mi detour
Elevation
602 ft
View
Northwest · 330°
Relief
565 ft drop
In view
5 named features
'The Lady on the Rock' statue of Wairaka atop Turuturu Rock at the mouth of the Whakatane River
Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia · Public domain · source
View of the Piripai Spit at the mouth of the Whakatane River and Moutohora Island, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty
Luca Sartoni · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Whakatane Coast Line
Abaconda Management Group from New Zealand · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Whakatane, New Zealand
Abaconda Management Group from New Zealand · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Whakatane Waterront, showing the mouth of the Wairere Stream.
QFSE Media · CC BY-SA 3.0 nz · source
Whakatane waterfront
QFSE Media · CC BY-SA 3.0 nz · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Te Rae-o-Kōhī367 ftnorth-northeast · 0.8 mi
  • Te Ra Whiti197 ftnorth · 6.9 mi
  • Thornton Lagoon20 ftwest-northwest · 7.1 mi
  • Motu Harapaki1,158 ftnorth-northwest · 7.1 mi
  • Raetihi (Pa Hill)620 ftnorth-northwest · 7.7 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1519:2618:51
June solstice07:2917:0016:19
September equinox06:0318:0817:34
December solstice05:4720:3419:55

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How high is Kohi Point Lookout?

Kohi Point Lookout sits at about 602 feet (183 m).

What can you see from Kohi Point Lookout?

From Kohi Point Lookout: Te Rae-o-Kōhī (NNE, 0.8 mi); Te Ra Whiti (N, 6.9 mi); Thornton Lagoon (WNW, 7.1 mi); Motu Harapaki (NNW, 7.1 mi).

What is the next lookout after Kohi Point Lookout?

Waterfall is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Kohi Point Lookout.

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