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Kalawao

Kalawao from directly overhead

Kalawao is a ghost town in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Kamakou stands 1,506 m to the southeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cenotaph for Father Damien, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

locality in Hawaii, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates21.17778, -156.94889

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 33
  • Waipū: 5.5 mi
  • ʻOloʻupena: 6.0 mi
  • Halawa Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Kumimi Beach (20 Mile Beach): 14.0 mi
  • Honouli Maloo Bay Beach: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Visitors Holding Area: 2.4 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 2.4 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 3.2 mi
  • Waikolu Lookout: 3.7 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 3.8 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Waimanu Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 5.9 mi
  • ‘Olo‘upena Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Pu‘uka‘ōkū Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Wailele Falls: 6.5 mi
Parks: 9
  • One Alii Beach Park: 7.5 mi
  • Kapuaiwa Grove: 8.1 mi
  • Kiowea Beach Park: 8.1 mi
  • D.T. Fleming Park: 22.6 mi
  • Napili Park: 22.8 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 0.1 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 2.3 mi
  • Father Damien Monument: 2.3 mi
  • Hospital Ruins: 2.3 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
Museums: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Gardens: 2
  • City Nursery: 24.7 mi
  • Lanai Community Garden: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Kalawao. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KamakouSE 133°1,506 m7.1 mi
UapaSE 134°1,504 m7.0 mi
PuʻuowahaʻulaSE 135°1,462 m6.7 mi
OlokuʻiESE 116°1,403 m7.1 mi
KaunuohuaSE 137°1,379 m6.0 mi
PēpēʻōpaeSE 140°1,310 m5.3 mi
PuʻualiʻiSE 136°1,284 m4.7 mi
LehuʻulaSE 145°1,246 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:1018:40
June solstice05:4818:4119:13
September equinox06:1717:5618:25
December solstice07:0117:1917:52

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F727273747678798080797674
Precip in3.62.33.01.51.20.60.60.81.01.52.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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