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Makalawena Beach

Makalawena Beach from directly overhead

Makalawena Beach is a beach in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Hualālai stands 2,523 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mahaiula Beach, a beach 0.9 miles away.

The story

beach in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States

Wikidata Q49321928, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates19.79218, -156.02736

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 42
  • Lava Tube: 2.0 mi
  • Kikaua Point: 2.5 mi
  • The Vanillerie: 4.5 mi
  • Kanaloa Octopus Farm: 4.9 mi
  • Ocean Rider Seahorse Farms: 5.1 mi
Parks: 28
Beaches: 26
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 5
Artworks: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Makalawena Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HualālaiESE 124°2,523 m12.6 mi
HualālaiSE 124°2,518 m12.8 mi
Puu LalakaukoleSE 124°2,514 m12.9 mi
PuʻuhonuaʻulaSE 125°2,499 m12.5 mi
PoikahiESE 121°2,229 m15.0 mi
UmiahuSE 124°2,172 m14.0 mi
KauunuokuESE 123°2,124 m15.6 mi
PuʻumaʻauESE 119°2,025 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2918:0718:36
June solstice05:4718:3519:07
September equinox06:1417:5218:21
December solstice06:5517:1917:51

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Nov–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F757576777880818281807876
Precip in1.31.21.00.60.60.80.50.50.50.90.81.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kailua Kona Ke-ahole AP, 4 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Kailua Kona, HI, 10 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/289688697

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