Kaniakapūpū Ruins
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Kaniakapūpū Ruins is a historic site in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 282 m. Kōnāhuanui (K1) stands 960 m to the east-northeast, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is ʻĀlewa Heights Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away.
The story
Historic ruin in Hawaii, United States.
Wikidata Q15233533, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Makuku: 0.5 mi
- Nāpuʻumaiʻa: 1.0 mi
- Tantalus: 1.2 mi
- Puʻulanihuli: 1.3 mi
- Puʻunukohe: 1.6 mi
- Harold Lyon Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Kūkaʻōʻō Heiau: 2.7 mi
- Alexander Joy Cartwright Jr. - The Founder of Modern Baseball: 2.9 mi
- Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery: 3.2 mi
- Cenotaph for Israel Kamakawiwoʻole: 3.3 mi
- Nuuanu Valley Park: 1.8 mi
- Likeke Falls: 2.1 mi
- PuuUalakala State Park: 2.4 mi
- Pu'unui Community Park: 2.4 mi
- Manoa Valley District Park: 2.5 mi
- Judd Trail: 0.6 mi
- Ha'iku Stairs (Stairway to Heaven): 3.2 mi
- Lili'uokalani Botanical Garden: 3.4 mi
- Start Stairway to heaven: 4.0 mi
- Moanalua Valley Trail Start (Kulana'ahane): 4.5 mi
- Ala Moana Beach: 4.8 mi
- Magic Island lagoon: 5.1 mi
- Waikīkī Beach: 5.3 mi
- Queen Kapi'olani Beach: 5.6 mi
- Kaimana beach: 6.1 mi
- Economic Section: 1.2 mi
- Hawaiian Section: 1.2 mi
- Bromeliad Garden: 1.3 mi
- Lyon Arboretum and Botanical Garden: 1.4 mi
- Kakui Hau: 2.2 mi
- Hoʻokahi: 3.2 mi
- Mākaʻa: 3.3 mi
- The Fourth Sign: 3.5 mi
- Hina-o Na Lani: 3.6 mi
- Krypton 1 × 6 × 18: 3.6 mi
- Queen Emma Summer Palace: 1.9 mi
- The Liljestrand House: 2.1 mi
- John Young Museum of Art: 3.7 mi
- Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: 3.8 mi
- Washington Place: 4.0 mi
- Round Top Forest Reserve: 1.6 mi
- Honolulu Forest Reserve: 3.3 mi
- Kāneʻohe Forest Reserve: 3.5 mi
- Kaneohe Forest Reserve: 4.7 mi
- Diamond Head State Monument: 6.1 mi
- ʻĀlewa Heights Spring: 0.4 mi
- Booth Spring: 1.4 mi
- Kahuawai Spring: 1.6 mi
- Makiki Springs: 1.7 mi
- Waʻaloa Spring: 1.9 mi
- Aihualama Falls: 0.9 mi
- Lulumahu Falls: 1.0 mi
- Waipuhia Falls: 1.1 mi
- Manoa Falls: 1.2 mi
- Likeke Falls: 1.9 mi
- Punchbowl Crater: 3.3 mi
- Kuilei Cliffs: 6.4 mi
- Nonoula: 9.4 mi
- Diamond Head Lighthouse: 6.6 mi
- Makapu'u Point Lighthouse: 11.0 mi
- Makapuʻu Meadows: 10.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Kaniakapūpū Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kōnāhuanui (K1) | ENE 74° | 960 m | 1.8 mi |
| Kōnāhuanui (K2) | E 84° | 946 m | 1.7 mi |
| Puʻulanihuli | NNE 20° | 848 m | 1.3 mi |
| Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulani | NNW 345° | 847 m | 2.7 mi |
| Puʻukeahiakahoe | NNW 349° | 841 m | 3.2 mi |
| Puʻukahuauli | NNW 345° | 830 m | 2.5 mi |
| Maunakapu | NNW 346° | 829 m | 2.9 mi |
| Puʻukaʻaumakua | NNW 333° | 817 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:14 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:59 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 17:22 | 17:55 |
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 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 71 |
| Precip in | 10.6 | 9.1 | 13.7 | 12.9 | 9.3 | 12.9 | 15.4 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 15.1 | 14.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manoa Lyon Arbo 785.2, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5750422122
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