National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kaua‘i - South Shore
National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kaua‘i - South Shore is a garden in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Kawaikini stands 1,587 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Spouting Horn Park, a park 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Manuhonuhonu: 1.4 mi
- Ioleau: 2.5 mi
- Puu o Hewa: 2.9 mi
- Puʻu Wanawana: 3.1 mi
- Pihakekua: 3.1 mi
- Spouting Horn: 0.1 mi
- The Shops at Kukui’ulu: 1.5 mi
- The Village Marketplace: 2.3 mi
- Kauai Coffee Walking Tours: 4.4 mi
- CJM Country Stables: 4.7 mi
- Spouting Horn Park: 0.1 mi
- Weliweli Park: 2.7 mi
- Poipu Crater Garden: 3.1 mi
- Kalawai Park: 3.6 mi
- Eleele Park: 5.9 mi
- Waiolue Falls: 5.1 mi
- Kaukiuki Falls: 5.3 mi
- Ooiki Falls: 5.9 mi
- Kipu Falls: 6.5 mi
- Manawaiopuna Falls: 7.4 mi
- Lāwaʻi Beach: 0.6 mi
- Hoai Bay / Lawai Beach: 1.0 mi
- Lawai Beach: 1.1 mi
- Baby Beach: 1.4 mi
- Kiahuna Beach: 2.3 mi
- Ruins: 3.9 mi
- Heiau Hoʻouluia: 4.1 mi
- Statue of Dr. Jose Rizal y Mercado: 10.1 mi
- Russian Fort: 11.9 mi
- Captain Cook statue: 12.1 mi
- McBryde Garden: 1.6 mi
- Moir Garden: 2.2 mi
- Kekaha Community Garden: 14.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 14.7 mi
- Native forest restoration: 23.5 mi
- Keeper's Quarters: 24.4 mi
- 2nd Assistant Keeper's Quarters: 24.4 mi
- 1st Assistant Keeper's Quarters: 24.4 mi
- Daniel K. Inouye Kilauea Point Lighthouse: 24.4 mi
- Oil House: 24.6 mi
- Lilo & Stitch: 6.3 mi
- Wave Sculpture: 21.7 mi
- Mark Daniells Gallery: 21.8 mi
- Weaving Lauhala: 22.7 mi
- Kahu Aina Mural by Melinda Morey: 22.7 mi
- Grove Farm Homestead Plantation Museum: 9.7 mi
- Kauai Museum: 10.1 mi
- Kokee Natural History Museum: 19.9 mi
- Waioli Mission House Museum: 21.8 mi
- Kukui Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Alakaʻi Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Pine Forest Drive Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Hanalei Pier: 22.6 mi
- Waipuloku Spring: 7.4 mi
- Kepapa Spring: 19.8 mi
- Polihale Spring: 21.8 mi
- Pihakekua: 3.1 mi
- Makawehi Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Kanaʻele Bog Preserve: 6.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kaua‘i - South Shore. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawaikini | N 359° | 1,587 m | 11.7 mi |
| Wai‘ale‘ale | N 359° | 1,569 m | 12.7 mi |
| Ka‘anakeakua | NNW 329° | 1,047.9 m | 12.8 mi |
| Kapala'oa | N 357° | 1,009 m | 7.4 mi |
| Kahili | N 360° | 941.5 m | 6.3 mi |
| Kipole | NNW 335° | 908.3 m | 11.3 mi |
| Haʻupu | ENE 65° | 700 m | 6.4 mi |
| Kāhililoa | NW 324° | 563 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:20 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:06 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 17:28 | 18:01 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 73 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 76 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mahaulepu 941.1, 5 mi away.
- Brown Anole183 obs
- Gold Dust Day Gecko177 obs
- Red-crested Cardinal132 obs
- Red Junglefowl123 obs
- White-rumped Shama103 obs
- African Giant Snail94 obs
- Western Cattle-Egret92 obs
- Hawaiian Garden Spider90 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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