Hilo Coast Railway Flag Pole Base
Hilo Coast Railway Flag Pole Base is a historic site in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Puʻukaupakuhale stands 3,076 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Tsunami Clock Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1926
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hālaʻi: 1.9 mi
- Puʻuhonu: 2.2 mi
- Kupapaʻu Hill: 2.9 mi
- Puʻuloa: 5.1 mi
- Kalele: 8.0 mi
- Liliʻuokalani Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Reeds Bay Beach Park: 0.5 mi
- Kuhio Kalanianaole Park: 0.5 mi
- Hilo Bayfront Park: 0.6 mi
- Wailoa River State Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 2.7 mi
- Wai‘alae Falls: 4.2 mi
- Peʻepeʻe Falls: 4.3 mi
- Kulaniapia Falls: 4.4 mi
- Lower Waiʻale Falls: 4.6 mi
- Boiling Pots: 4.1 mi
- Kaumana Caves: 4.7 mi
- Macadamia Nut Visitor Center: 5.9 mi
- Skyline Eco Adventures: 10.8 mi
- Hilo Coffee Mill: 10.9 mi
- Tsunami Clock Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Tsunami Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Kamehameha: 0.6 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 0.6 mi
- King Kamehameha Statue: 0.7 mi
- Wailoa Center: 0.5 mi
- Hawaii Japanese Center: 0.9 mi
- Pacific Tsunami Museum: 1.2 mi
- Kenyan K. Beale Community Robotics Center: 1.3 mi
- East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center: 1.3 mi
- Kahōlua O Kahawali Crater: 20.3 mi
- Fissure 8 spatter cone: 20.7 mi
- 'I'ilewa Crater: 20.8 mi
- Kahuwai Crater: 21.1 mi
- Puʻulena Crater: 21.2 mi
- Kaūmana Springs: 2.8 mi
- Waiākea-Uka Springs: 7.5 mi
- Kapehu Springs: 7.6 mi
- ʻŌlaʻa Flume Spring: 7.8 mi
- Wailepua Spring: 8.1 mi
- Hilo Nursery Arboretum: 1.2 mi
- Botanical Gardens University of Hawai'i Hilo: 1.6 mi
- 'Imiloa Garden: 2.0 mi
- Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden: 6.2 mi
- Honoli‘i Beach: 2.8 mi
- Ha'ena Beach: 7.7 mi
- Black Sand Beach: 23.4 mi
- Kehena Beach: 24.3 mi
- Waiakea: 3.9 mi
- Kapoho: 20.9 mi
- Laupāhoehoe: 21.2 mi
- Kū: 6.3 mi
- Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Hilo Coast Railway Flag Pole Base. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puʻukaupakuhale | WNW 283° | 3,076 m | 22.6 mi |
| Puʻukanakaleonui | WNW 294° | 2,941 m | 22.9 mi |
| Puʻuholei | WNW 295° | 2,795 m | 22.6 mi |
| Puʻukawaiwai | WNW 288° | 2,773 m | 21.7 mi |
| Puʻuʻulaʻulua | WNW 290° | 2,696 m | 21.6 mi |
| Puʻukole | W 274° | 2,689 m | 22.9 mi |
| Puʻukahinahina | WNW 287° | 2,613 m | 20.8 mi |
| Puʻupalaolelo | W 277° | 2,586 m | 22.1 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 | 17:47 |
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 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 72 |
| Precip in | 7.9 | 10.2 | 12.7 | 9.4 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 8.7 | 10.2 | 14.4 | 12.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hilo Intl AP 87, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4178849044
Day trips start here
- Hilo · 2 mi
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park · 27 mi
- Big Island · 28 mi
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