Makapu'u Point Lighthouse
Makapu'u Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Hawaiʻi, at a recorded elevation of 60 m. Kōnāhuanui (K1) stands 960 m to the west-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is War Bunker, a historic site 0.2 miles away.
The story
The Makapuʻu Point Light on the island of Oʻahu has the largest lens of any lighthouse in the United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
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Dates from 1909.
Wikidata Q6738723, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 60 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- War Bunker: 0.2 mi
- makapu'u Heiau: 0.8 mi
- Harold Lyon Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Operation Red Wings Monument: 10.2 mi
- Birkhimer State Emergency Operations Center: 10.2 mi
- Makapuʻu Head: 0.2 mi
- Puʻuʻokīpahulu: 0.7 mi
- Koko Crater Lookout: 2.9 mi
- Kuamoʻokāne: 4.6 mi
- Kuliʻouʻou Summit: 4.8 mi
- Hawaii Ocean Theatre: 0.8 mi
- Hawaiian Monk Seal Habitat: 0.9 mi
- Honu Green Sea Turtle: 0.9 mi
- Pele's Chair: 0.9 mi
- Hawaiian Reef: 0.9 mi
- Kalama Valley Park: 1.6 mi
- Kamiloiki Neighborhood Park: 2.2 mi
- Kaiona Beach Park: 2.4 mi
- Kamiloiki Community Park: 2.6 mi
- Waimānalo Beach Park: 3.2 mi
- Hawaii Kai Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Lyon Arboretum and Botanical Garden: 10.0 mi
- Bromeliad Garden: 10.1 mi
- Economic Section: 10.1 mi
- Hawaiian Section: 10.1 mi
- Makapuu Beach Park: 0.7 mi
- Alan Davis Beach: 0.9 mi
- Makapu‘U Beach: 1.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 2.2 mi
- Waimanalo Beach: 3.5 mi
- Island Glassworks: 8.1 mi
- Mākaʻa: 10.6 mi
- Gate of Hope: 10.7 mi
- Krypton 1 × 6 × 18: 10.7 mi
- The Fourth Sign: 10.8 mi
- Shangri La: 10.0 mi
- John Young Museum of Art: 10.9 mi
- Lucoral Museum: 11.4 mi
- Damien and Marianne of Molokaʻi Education Center: 11.5 mi
- The Liljestrand House: 11.7 mi
- Kānewai Spring: 5.3 mi
- Mahoe Spring: 8.9 mi
- Waʻaloa Spring: 9.3 mi
- Herring Springs: 10.9 mi
- Makiki Springs: 11.1 mi
- Kuliouou Forest Reserve: 5.0 mi
- Round Top Forest Reserve: 10.0 mi
- Diamond Head State Monument: 10.5 mi
- Kāneʻohe Forest Reserve: 12.6 mi
- He'eia State Park: 13.7 mi
- Maunawili Falls: 8.3 mi
- Waikaekua waterfall: 9.1 mi
- Manoa Falls: 9.9 mi
- Lulumahu Falls: 10.0 mi
- Likeke Falls: 10.0 mi
- Nonoula: 4.4 mi
- Kuilei Cliffs: 10.6 mi
- Punchbowl Crater: 12.6 mi
- Makapuʻu Meadows: 0.8 mi
- Diamond Head Lighthouse: 10.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Makapu'u Point Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kōnāhuanui (K1) | WNW 291° | 960 m | 9.5 mi |
| Kōnāhuanui (K2) | WNW 289° | 946 m | 9.4 mi |
| Puʻulanihuli | WNW 292° | 848 m | 10.9 mi |
| Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulani | WNW 296° | 847 m | 12.5 mi |
| Puʻukeahiakahoe | WNW 298° | 841 m | 12.7 mi |
| Puʻukahuauli | WNW 295° | 830 m | 12.4 mi |
| Maunakapu | WNW 297° | 829 m | 12.7 mi |
| Puʻukaʻaumakua | NW 310° | 817 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 18:13 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 18:44 | 19:16 |
| September equinox | 06:20 | 17:59 | 18:28 |
| 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 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 74 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waimanalo EXP F 795.1, 4 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Waimanalo, HI, 3 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 77000447OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — U.S. Coast Guard Makapuu Point Light, reference 77000447, listed 12/07/77.
OpenStreetMap element way/158322483
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