Kilauea Lighthouse
Kilauea Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Namolokama stands 1,347 m to the southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Daniel K. Inouye Kilauea Point Lighthouse, a lighthouse 0.1 miles away.
The story
Lighthouse on the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii, United States.
Dates from 1913.
Wikidata Q6406516, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1913
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Crater Hill: 0.7 mi
- Puu Maheu: 4.6 mi
- Puu Keakea: 5.1 mi
- Amu: 5.1 mi
- Kahoʻopulu: 5.4 mi
- Hoopouli Falls: 6.4 mi
- Waihunehune Falls: 7.1 mi
- Opae Kalaole Falls: 7.5 mi
- Kapakanui Falls: 9.2 mi
- Kapakaiki Falls: 9.3 mi
- Pools of Mokolea: 1.4 mi
- Garden Island Chocolate: 1.7 mi
- Hawaiian Organic Noni: 4.5 mi
- Princeville Ranch Adventures: 4.7 mi
- Turtle cove: 5.2 mi
- Prince Albert Park: 4.6 mi
- Emmalani Park: 4.8 mi
- Black Pot Beach Park: 6.2 mi
- Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park: 6.3 mi
- Wai'oli Park: 6.6 mi
- Secret Beach: 1.2 mi
- Larsen's Beach: 4.4 mi
- Tunnels Beach: 10.1 mi
- Ha'ena Beach: 10.5 mi
- Donkey Beach: 10.6 mi
- Limahuli Garden and Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Native forest restoration: 11.2 mi
- Japanese Garden: 13.2 mi
- McBryde Garden: 23.6 mi
- National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kaua‘i - South Shore: 24.6 mi
- heiau: 11.7 mi
- Kukui Heiau: 13.3 mi
- Malae Heiau: 13.6 mi
- Hikina-a-ka-lā Heiau: 13.7 mi
- Statue of Dr. Jose Rizal y Mercado: 17.9 mi
- Daniel K. Inouye Kilauea Point Lighthouse: 0.1 mi
- 1st Assistant Keeper's Quarters: 0.2 mi
- 2nd Assistant Keeper's Quarters: 0.2 mi
- Keeper's Quarters: 0.2 mi
- Kahu Aina Mural by Melinda Morey: 4.8 mi
- Weaving Lauhala: 4.8 mi
- Wave Sculpture: 6.8 mi
- Mark Daniells Gallery: 6.8 mi
- Hanalei Pier: 6.3 mi
- Alakaʻi Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Kukui Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Pine Forest Drive Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Waioli Mission House Museum: 6.7 mi
- Kokee Natural History Museum: 17.8 mi
- Kauai Museum: 17.9 mi
- Grove Farm Homestead Plantation Museum: 18.5 mi
- Waipuloku Spring: 21.9 mi
- Kepapa Spring: 22.6 mi
- Polihale Spring: 23.7 mi
- Makawehi Bluff: 24.8 mi
- Pihakekua: 25.0 mi
- Kanaʻele Bog Preserve: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Kilauea Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namolokama | SW 221° | 1,347 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mamalahoa | WSW 237° | 1,141 m | 8.6 mi |
| Makaleha | S 186° | 980 m | 7.6 mi |
| Pu'u Manu | SW 233° | 977 m | 8.6 mi |
| Namahana (Kekoiki) | SSW 193° | 858 m | 5.9 mi |
| Pu'u 'Eu | S 184° | 838 m | 7.0 mi |
| Hihimanu | SW 232° | 716 m | 6.7 mi |
| Kalalea | SE 141° | 454 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:20 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:06 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 17:27 | 18:00 |
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 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 72 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kilauea 1134, 1 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Hanalei Bay, HI, 7 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 79000759OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Kilauea Point Lighthouse, reference 79000759, listed 10/18/79.
OpenStreetMap element way/1252339534
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