Ghost town · Hawaiʻi
Waiakea
Waiakea is a ghost town in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Puʻukaupakuhale stands 3,076 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Ahualani Park, a park 0.4 miles away.
human settlement in Hawaii, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates19.67560, -155.10300
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Puʻuhonu: 2.6 mi
- Kupapaʻu Hill: 2.7 mi
- Hālaʻi: 2.9 mi
- Puʻuloa: 3.8 mi
- Kalele: 8.3 mi
Parks: 44
- Ahualani Park: 0.4 mi
- Waiakea Uka Park: 0.8 mi
- Machado Acres Park: 1.0 mi
- Ainaola Park: 1.1 mi
- Kaumana Lani Neighborhood Park: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 21
- Kaumana Caves: 2.0 mi
- Boiling Pots: 3.3 mi
- Macadamia Nut Visitor Center: 6.2 mi
- Hilo Coffee Mill: 7.7 mi
- Glenwood Park: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Rainbow Falls: 3.1 mi
- Peʻepeʻe Falls: 3.4 mi
- Lower Waiʻale Falls: 3.6 mi
- Waiʻale Falls: 3.7 mi
- Kulaniapia Falls: 4.0 mi
Cliffs: 16
- 'I'ilewa Crater: 18.8 mi
- Fissure 8 spatter cone: 19.5 mi
- Kahōlua O Kahawali Crater: 19.7 mi
- Kahuwai Crater: 19.9 mi
- Puʻulena Crater: 20.1 mi
Historic sites: 10
- King Kamehameha Statue: 3.3 mi
- Naha Stone: 3.5 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Tsunami Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Kamehameha: 3.6 mi
Museums: 9
- Lyman House Memorial Museum: 3.3 mi
- Lyman Museum: 3.3 mi
- Hawaii Japanese Center: 3.4 mi
- Wailoa Center: 3.5 mi
- East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center: 3.5 mi
Springs: 7
- Kaūmana Springs: 2.7 mi
- Waiākea-Uka Springs: 3.7 mi
- ʻŌlaʻa Flume Spring: 5.5 mi
- Middle Flume Spring: 5.7 mi
- Kapehu Springs: 6.5 mi
Gardens: 4
- 'Imiloa Garden: 2.0 mi
- Botanical Gardens University of Hawai'i Hilo: 2.3 mi
- Hilo Nursery Arboretum: 2.8 mi
- Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden: 9.2 mi
Beaches: 4
- Honoli‘i Beach: 5.6 mi
- Ha'ena Beach: 8.1 mi
- Kehena Beach: 22.5 mi
- Black Sand Beach: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Kapoho: 20.6 mi
- Laupāhoehoe: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 1
- Kū: 9.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Waiakea. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puʻukaupakuhale | WNW 292° | 3,076 m | 21.4 mi |
| Puʻukawaiwai | WNW 298° | 2,773 m | 20.9 mi |
| Puʻuʻulaʻulua | WNW 301° | 2,696 m | 20.9 mi |
| Puʻukole | WNW 284° | 2,689 m | 21.2 mi |
| Puʻukahinahina | WNW 297° | 2,613 m | 19.9 mi |
| Puʻupalaolelo | WNW 287° | 2,586 m | 20.6 mi |
| Puʻuhoakolei | WSW 246° | 2,437 m | 21.3 mi |
| ʻAʻahuwela | WNW 294° | 2,359 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:25 | 18:03 | 18:32 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| September equinox | 06:10 | 17:49 | 18:18 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 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 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Hilo · 4 mi
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park · 23 mi
- Big Island · 25 mi
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