Ghost town · Hawaiʻi
Kapoho
Kapoho is a ghost town in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 52 m. Puʻumakaʻala stands 1,130 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻukea, a peak 0.2 miles away. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
human settlement in Puna, Hawaii, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates19.50270, -154.84600
128 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 38
- Isaac Hale Beach Park: 3.1 mi
- Maikoiko Park: 4.4 mi
- Mackenzie State Park: 4.6 mi
- Papio Ocean Park: 4.7 mi
- Honu Street Park: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 10
- Lava arch: 4.5 mi
- Macadamia Nut Visitor Center: 15.1 mi
- Hilo Coffee Mill: 16.3 mi
- Lava1: 16.9 mi
- Lava2: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Kapoho Crater: 0.4 mi
- Kahōlua O Kahawali Crater: 1.7 mi
- Pawai Crater: 3.8 mi
- Puʻulena Crater: 4.0 mi
- Kahuwai Crater: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Papa John Lacho Coltes: 11.2 mi
- Hilo Coast Railway Flag Pole Base: 20.9 mi
- Tsunami Clock Memorial: 20.9 mi
- Tsunami Memorial: 21.1 mi
- King Kamehameha Statue: 21.2 mi
Museums: 7
- Hawaii Japanese Center: 20.1 mi
- Wailoa Center: 21.2 mi
- Pacific Tsunami Museum: 22.0 mi
- Lyman Museum: 22.0 mi
- Lyman House Memorial Museum: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Rainbow Falls: 22.8 mi
- Peʻepeʻe Falls: 23.8 mi
- Lower Waiʻale Falls: 24.1 mi
- Waiʻale Falls: 24.1 mi
- Kulaniapia Falls: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 4
- Black Sand Beach: 3.1 mi
- Kehena Beach: 9.2 mi
- Ha'ena Beach: 13.2 mi
- Honoli‘i Beach: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 3
- Hilo Nursery Arboretum: 20.4 mi
- Botanical Gardens University of Hawai'i Hilo: 20.7 mi
- 'Imiloa Garden: 20.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Waiākea-Uka Springs: 22.2 mi
- Kaūmana Springs: 22.6 mi
- Middle Flume Spring: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Waiakea: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kapoho. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puʻumakaʻala | W 277° | 1,130 m | 24.7 mi |
| Kānenuiohamo | WSW 247° | 987 m | 23.0 mi |
| Puu Kamoamoa | WSW 245° | 769 m | 19.2 mi |
| Puu Kahaualea | WSW 246° | 727 m | 17.5 mi |
| Puʻu ʻŌʻō | WSW 245° | 724 m | 18.7 mi |
| Puu Halulu | WSW 245° | 696 m | 17.8 mi |
| Puʻukiaʻi | WSW 244° | 603 m | 14.9 mi |
| Heiheiahulu | WSW 240° | 522 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:24 | 18:02 | 18:31 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 18:29 | 19:01 |
| September equinox | 06:09 | 17:48 | 18:17 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 17:15 | 17:47 |
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 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 69 |
| Precip in | 10.1 | 12.9 | 15.4 | 12.6 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 11.1 | 13.3 | 17.8 | 14.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hilo 5 S, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Hilo · 22 mi
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park · 30 mi
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