Papohaku Beach
Papohaku Beach is a beach in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Puʻukauā stands 708 m to the east, 19 miles off.
The story
beach in Maui County, Hawaii, United States
Wikidata Q49324435, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Puʻukaeʻo: 1.1 mi
- Puʻuokaiaka: 1.1 mi
- Nāpuʻukūlua: 2.0 mi
- Puʻuapalu: 2.1 mi
- Pōhakumāuliuli: 2.2 mi
- Kepuhi Beach: 1.4 mi
- Poʻolau Beach: 1.5 mi
- Dixie Maru: 2.6 mi
- Kaupoa Beach: 3.6 mi
- Kamākaʻipō Beach: 4.5 mi
- Papohaku Beach: 0.7 mi
- Maunahui-Makakupaia 4X4 Trail: 13.9 mi
- Phallic Rock: 16.3 mi
- Kalaupapa Trailhead: 16.9 mi
- Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 17.7 mi
- Kukuiokanaloa: 13.1 mi
- Kauhakō Crater: 19.1 mi
- Kaaloa: 23.1 mi
- Pāpaʻa-lā Pali: 23.8 mi
- Hospital Ruins: 17.9 mi
- Father Damien Monument: 17.9 mi
- Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 17.9 mi
- Cenotaph for Father Damien: 20.1 mi
- Waimanu Falls: 20.4 mi
- Hina Falls: 24.4 mi
- Mo‘oloa Falls: 24.6 mi
- Haha Falls: 24.9 mi
- Waiakāne Spring: 14.8 mi
- Waihi‘i: 17.8 mi
- Kapuna Spring: 19.3 mi
- Kiowea Beach Park: 15.1 mi
- Kapuaiwa Grove: 15.1 mi
- One Alii Beach Park: 18.2 mi
- Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum: 16.1 mi
- Hale Malama Museum Collections Storage Facility: 18.0 mi
- Molokai Lighthouse Grounds: 18.8 mi
- Molokai Lighthouse: 19.0 mi
- Kalawao: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Papohaku Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puʻukauā | E 91° | 708 m | 18.8 mi |
| Puʻuʻōlelo | E 90° | 649 m | 17.8 mi |
| Keōlewa | E 89° | 636 m | 18.3 mi |
| ʻIliʻilikā | E 89° | 625 m | 18.7 mi |
| Kapuna | E 95° | 603 m | 18.2 mi |
| Puʻuʻoli | E 95° | 542 m | 17.6 mi |
| Hahaeule | E 92° | 506 m | 16.6 mi |
| Puʻulua | E 88° | 502 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 18:11 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 18:42 | 19:14 |
| September equinox | 06:19 | 17:57 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 17:21 | 17:53 |
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 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 74 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, 11 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Kolo, HI, 7 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/320314114
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