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Kaʻakuʻu Beach

Kaʻakuʻu Beach from directly overhead

Kaʻakuʻu Beach is a beach in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of -0 m. Mount Pānīʻau stands 381 m to the south-southeast, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Keamano Beach, a beach 1.1 miles away. 28 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

The story

beach in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States

Wikidata Q49321519, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates21.99785, -160.09888

28 named places within 25 miles

Beaches: 8
Peaks: 8
  • Mount Lehua: 1.5 mi
  • Puʻuʻalalā Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Mount Pānīʻau: 4.2 mi
  • Puʻulua: 6.3 mi
  • Mount Kāʻeo: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Army: 20.5 mi
  • Kauai Veteran’s Eternal Memorial: 20.5 mi
  • Marine Corps: 20.5 mi
  • Navy: 20.5 mi
  • Air Force: 20.5 mi
Parks: 2
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Queen's Pond: 21.9 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kaʻakuʻu Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PānīʻauSSE 166°381 m4.2 mi
Mount KāʻeoSSW 200°310 m7.2 mi
Mount LehuaN 1°213 m1.5 mi
Mount KaunuakalāSSW 204°167 m16.3 mi
Kāwaʻewaʻe HillSW 216°88 m13.0 mi
Puʻuʻalalā HillSSW 192°64 m3.0 mi
Mount MauʻuloaSSW 212°60 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:2318:52
June solstice05:5918:5519:27
September equinox06:3018:0818:38
December solstice07:1617:3018:03

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F727273747678798080797674
Precip in1.92.61.70.61.20.60.30.30.81.82.63.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barking Sands, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/678709962

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