Ghost town · Hawaiʻi
Laupāhoehoe
Laupāhoehoe is a ghost town in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 123 m. Mauna Kea stands 4,205 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Laupahoehoe Train Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away.
human settlement in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates19.98472, -155.23611
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Puʻuloa: 7.5 mi
- Nanamauna Cone: 7.5 mi
- Puʻulahohinu: 8.5 mi
- Kalepa: 11.0 mi
- Lolehaehae: 11.6 mi
Parks: 35
- Laupāhoehoe Beach Park: 0.6 mi
- Waikamaulo Park: 6.0 mi
- Hakalau Veterans Park: 9.9 mi
- Kolekole Beach Park: 10.4 mi
- frog rock: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Hakalau Stream: 9.1 mi
- Kahuna Falls: 10.3 mi
- ʻAkaka Falls: 10.5 mi
- Hilalawe Falls: 11.7 mi
- Kawainui Falls: 14.3 mi
Museums: 10
- Laupahoehoe Train Museum: 0.1 mi
- Onomea Museum: 15.1 mi
- Plantation Days Museum: 16.5 mi
- Kenyan K. Beale Community Robotics Center: 20.3 mi
- Pacific Tsunami Museum: 20.3 mi
Historic sites: 10
- David Douglas Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Dan J. Lutkenhouse: 15.1 mi
- Mauna Kea Adz Quarry: 19.7 mi
- Naha Stone: 20.3 mi
- Kamehameha: 21.0 mi
Springs: 10
- Wailepua Spring: 16.1 mi
- Kapehu Springs: 18.0 mi
- Waterhole Spring: 19.9 mi
- ʻŌlaʻa Flume Spring: 20.1 mi
- Kaūmana Springs: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 7
- Laupahoehoe Point Tsunami Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Skyline Eco Adventures: 11.1 mi
- Hawaiian Vanilla Company: 11.7 mi
- Boiling Pots: 19.8 mi
- Kaumana Caves: 21.7 mi
Gardens: 4
- Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden: 15.3 mi
- 'Imiloa Garden: 21.9 mi
- Botanical Gardens University of Hawai'i Hilo: 21.9 mi
- Hilo Nursery Arboretum: 22.0 mi
Artworks: 1
- Kū: 15.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Honoli‘i Beach: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Waiakea: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Laupāhoehoe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauna Kea | SW 233° | 4,205 m | 18.9 mi |
| Puʻuhauʻoki | SW 234° | 4,160 m | 18.9 mi |
| Puʻupoliʻahu | SW 235° | 4,155 m | 19.5 mi |
| Puʻuhaukea | SW 232° | 4,098 m | 19.4 mi |
| Puʻumāhoe | SW 235° | 4,004 m | 17.8 mi |
| Puʻulīlīnoe | SW 230° | 3,959 m | 18.9 mi |
| Puʻupoepoe | SW 233° | 3,855 m | 17.1 mi |
| Puʻuala | SW 234° | 3,844 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:26 | 18:04 | 18:33 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 18:32 | 19:04 |
| September equinox | 06:11 | 17:49 | 18:18 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 17:15 | 17:48 |
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 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 70 |
| Precip in | 10.4 | 12.6 | 17.3 | 14.6 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 12.0 | 16.8 | 7.3 | 11.0 | 16.2 | 15.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kihalani 132.5, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Hilo · 20 mi
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