Polynesian Cultural Center
Polynesian Cultural Center is an attraction in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Kaʻala stands 1,229 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Rapa Nui, a attraction 0.2 miles away.
The story
Theme park and living museum
Dates from 1963.
Wikidata Q7226616, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Rapa Nui: 0.2 mi
- Aotearoa: 0.2 mi
- Tonga: 0.2 mi
- Fiji: 0.2 mi
- Tahiti: 0.3 mi
- La'ie Point State Wayside: 0.8 mi
- Laie Park: 1.0 mi
- Kokololio Beach Park: 1.0 mi
- Hukilau Beach: 1.1 mi
- Mālaekahana State Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
- Kaipapaʻu Hill: 1.5 mi
- Puʻuwaiahilahila: 3.3 mi
- Puʻukaʻinapuaʻa: 4.2 mi
- Puʻukī: 4.5 mi
- Mount Kawela: 5.5 mi
- La'ie Social Hall: 0.9 mi
- Shane Franchek Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Pillbox: 7.1 mi
- Pu'u O Mahuka Heiau: 8.9 mi
- Kukaniloko Birth Stones: 11.9 mi
- Laniloa Beach: 0.2 mi
- Pounders Beach: 0.5 mi
- Clissolds Beach: 0.5 mi
- Temple Beach: 0.8 mi
- Kaipapa‘U Beach: 1.0 mi
- Aunty Coco's Lei Garden: 8.3 mi
- Pineapple Garden Maze: 10.9 mi
- Haiku Gardens: 17.0 mi
- Bioprocessing Medicinal Garden Complex: 17.2 mi
- Urban Garden Center: 17.3 mi
- Hauula Forest Reserve: 3.9 mi
- Kaipapau Forest Reserve: 4.0 mi
- Pupukea-Paumalu Forest Reserve: 6.1 mi
- Ahupuaʻa ʻO Kahana State Park: 7.2 mi
- Ewa Forest Reserve: 8.4 mi
- Pavillion: 0.4 mi
- Island Glassworks: 20.6 mi
- Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal: 22.7 mi
- Queen Lili'uokalani Statue: 23.3 mi
- Hoʻokahi: 23.4 mi
- Hawaii's Plantation Village: 18.5 mi
- Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum: 18.7 mi
- Pearl Harbor Visitor Center Exhibit Galleries: Attack and Road to War: 18.9 mi
- USS Missouri: 19.3 mi
- Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum: 19.5 mi
- Punamanō Spring: 5.1 mi
- Waiawa Spring: 17.6 mi
- Kalauao Spring: 17.7 mi
- Keaʻahala Spring: 17.7 mi
- ʻĀlewa Heights Spring: 20.9 mi
- Waimea Falls: 8.0 mi
- Waipuhia Falls: 20.3 mi
- Likeke Falls: 20.4 mi
- Lulumahu Falls: 21.5 mi
- Manoa Falls: 21.9 mi
- Punchbowl Crater: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Polynesian Cultural Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaʻala | WSW 238° | 1,229 m | 16.9 mi |
| Puʻukalena | SW 233° | 1,068 m | 17.1 mi |
| Kamaohanui | WSW 237° | 1,024 m | 16.2 mi |
| Puʻukaua | SW 220° | 940 m | 17.8 mi |
| Puʻuhapapa | SW 225° | 879 m | 16.7 mi |
| Puʻukūmakaliʻi | SW 230° | 878 m | 17.0 mi |
| Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulani | SSE 161° | 847 m | 18.4 mi |
| Puʻukeahiakahoe | SSE 160° | 841 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:14 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 18:00 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 17:22 | 17:55 |
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 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 73 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kii-kahuku 911, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4496237191
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