Attraction · Hawaiʻi
Mermaid Cave / Tunnels
Mermaid Cave / Tunnels is an attraction in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Kaʻala stands 1,229 m to the north, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Nanakuli Beach Park, a beach 0.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates21.37370, -158.14133
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Nanakuli Beach Park / Kalanianaole Beach Park: 0.2 mi
- Island Racer: 4.3 mi
- Island Adventure Golf: 4.4 mi
- Big Kahuna: 4.4 mi
- Da Flowrider: 4.4 mi
Peaks
- Puʻuheleakalā: 2.0 mi
- Puʻuʻohuluuka: 2.3 mi
- Puʻukanawahua: 2.5 mi
- Puʻuʻohulukai: 2.6 mi
- Puʻupoulihale: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Kamokila Community Park: 3.2 mi
- Palailai Neighborhood Park: 3.3 mi
- Upper Makakilo Community Park: 3.6 mi
- Makakilo Neighborhood Park: 4.2 mi
- Kahiwelo Neighborhood Park: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
- Honouliuli Internment Camp: 5.4 mi
- Israel Kamakawiwoʻole Memorial Bust: 6.2 mi
- Ewa 1 Locomotive: 6.8 mi
- Red Castle: 10.0 mi
- Religious Monument: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 54
- Nanakuli Beach Park: 0.2 mi
- Hawaiian Electric Beach Park: 1.3 mi
- Kahe Point: 1.5 mi
- Ko Olina: 3.4 mi
- Aki's Beach: 8.2 mi
Gardens: 35
- Urban Garden Center: 10.8 mi
- Bio Filtration Landscape: 11.5 mi
- Pineapple Garden Maze: 12.4 mi
- C. B. Lansing Garden: 14.3 mi
- Na Ulu Kaiwi'ula Native Hawaiian Garden: 17.6 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- Nanakuli Forest Reserve: 2.7 mi
- Waianae Kai Forest Reserve: 7.9 mi
- Makua Keaau Forest Reserve: 9.9 mi
- Mokulēʻia Forest Reserve: 12.6 mi
- Kuaokalā Forest Reserve: 13.6 mi
Artworks: 19
- Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal: 18.4 mi
- Lāhui: 18.7 mi
- Queen Lili'uokalani Statue: 18.8 mi
- Patsy Mink: 18.9 mi
- Kakaako Street Art: 18.9 mi
Museums: 18
- Hawaii's Plantation Village: 8.4 mi
- Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum: 11.5 mi
- USS Missouri: 12.1 mi
- Pearl Harbor Visitor Center Exhibit Galleries: Attack and Road to War: 13.0 mi
- Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum: 13.1 mi
Springs: 14
- Waiawa Spring: 10.3 mi
- Kalauao Spring: 12.8 mi
- Kunawai Spring: 18.5 mi
- Kaaikahi Spring: 19.9 mi
- Kahuawai Spring: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Puehuehu: 18.7 mi
- Waikahalulu Falls: 18.7 mi
- Waimea Falls: 18.8 mi
- Kapena Falls: 19.3 mi
- Waipuhia Falls: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Punchbowl Crater: 19.5 mi
- Kuilei Cliffs: 23.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Diamond Head Lighthouse: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Mermaid Cave / Tunnels. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaʻala | N 360° | 1,229 m | 9.3 mi |
| Puʻukalena | N 4° | 1,068 m | 8.0 mi |
| Kamaohanui | N 3° | 1,024 m | 9.6 mi |
| Puʻukaua | NNE 30° | 940 m | 5.4 mi |
| Palikea | NE 43° | 938 m | 3.9 mi |
| Puʻukawiwi | NNW 348° | 899 m | 8.3 mi |
| Puʻuhapapa | NNE 20° | 879 m | 6.9 mi |
| Puʻukūmakaliʻi | N 10° | 878 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:15 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 18:01 | 18:30 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 17:24 | 17:56 |
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 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 68 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — PUU Manawahua 725.6, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
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