Attraction · Hawaiʻi
Cook Landing Site
Cook Landing Site is an attraction in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Kawaikini stands 1,587 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lucy Wright Park, a park 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates21.95226, -159.66664
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Puʻukī: 4.7 mi
- Poʻololoʻole: 5.5 mi
- Keanapahu: 5.7 mi
- Kaʻala: 5.9 mi
- Koiohi: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 37
- Red Sand Falls: 4.0 mi
- Niihau Helicopter: 4.0 mi
- Salt Fields: 5.3 mi
- Glass Beach: 6.4 mi
- Glass Sand Beach: 6.5 mi
Parks: 36
- Lucy Wright Park: 0.1 mi
- Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park: 0.1 mi
- Hofgaard Park: 0.2 mi
- Boys and Girls Club: 0.3 mi
- Waimea Landing: 0.3 mi
Waterfalls: 36
- ‘O‘opulele Falls: 7.7 mi
- Ooiki Falls: 8.0 mi
- Waiolue Falls: 8.3 mi
- Kaukiuki Falls: 8.5 mi
- Waianuenue Falls: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 18
- Pakala Beach: 1.0 mi
- Salt Pond Beach: 5.3 mi
- Waiapua'a: 7.1 mi
- Lāwaʻi Beach: 11.4 mi
- Hoai Bay / Lawai Beach: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Russian Fort: 0.1 mi
- Captain Cook statue: 0.2 mi
- Merchant Marine: 9.3 mi
- Coast Guard: 9.3 mi
- Air Force: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 7
- Kekaha Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- McBryde Garden: 10.7 mi
- National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kaua‘i - South Shore: 12.0 mi
- Moir Garden: 14.2 mi
- Native forest restoration: 19.2 mi
Artworks: 5
- Lilo & Stitch: 5.8 mi
- Wave Sculpture: 20.1 mi
- Mark Daniells Gallery: 20.1 mi
- Weaving Lauhala: 21.8 mi
- Kahu Aina Mural by Melinda Morey: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Kukui Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Pine Forest Drive Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Alakaʻi Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Hanalei Pier: 21.0 mi
Museums: 4
- Kokee Natural History Museum: 12.3 mi
- Grove Farm Homestead Plantation Museum: 19.1 mi
- Kauai Museum: 19.2 mi
- Waioli Mission House Museum: 20.2 mi
Springs: 3
- Waipuloku Spring: 5.8 mi
- Kepapa Spring: 9.6 mi
- Polihale Spring: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Pihakekua: 15.2 mi
- Makawehi Bluff: 15.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Kanaʻele Bog Preserve: 10.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Cook Landing Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawaikini | ENE 57° | 1,587 m | 13.0 mi |
| Wai‘ale‘ale | NE 53° | 1,569 m | 13.5 mi |
| Kohua Ridge | NNE 15° | 1,150.6 m | 11.1 mi |
| Pu'u Hinahina | N 358° | 1,108 m | 10.6 mi |
| Puʻu Lua | N 355° | 1,059.5 m | 9.6 mi |
| Ka'ou | N 4° | 1,057 m | 10.4 mi |
| Ka‘anakeakua | NE 36° | 1,047.9 m | 7.9 mi |
| Kaluaha'ula Ridge | NNE 21° | 1,044 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:21 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:07 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 17:28 | 18:01 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 71 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 72 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waimea 947, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000298OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4409187825
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