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Molokai Lighthouse

Molokai Lighthouse, seen from above at true elevation

Molokai Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Puʻuowahaʻula stands 1,462 m to the southeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Kiʻikolu, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

lighthouse in Hawaii, United States

Dates from 1909.

Wikidata Q6896769, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1909

How to reach it

Coordinates21.20955, -156.96971

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 26
  • Waipū: 7.4 mi
  • ʻOloʻupena: 8.0 mi
  • Halawa Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Kumimi Beach (20 Mile Beach): 16.1 mi
  • Honouli Maloo Bay Beach: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Visitors Holding Area: 2.0 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 2.1 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 3.2 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 3.4 mi
  • Waikolu Lookout: 6.3 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Waimanu Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 7.9 mi
  • ‘Olo‘upena Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Pu‘uka‘ōkū Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Wailele Falls: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Hospital Ruins: 1.7 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 1.7 mi
  • Father Damien Monument: 1.7 mi
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 2.6 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
Parks: 4
  • Kapuaiwa Grove: 9.0 mi
  • Kiowea Beach Park: 9.0 mi
  • One Alii Beach Park: 9.2 mi
  • D.T. Fleming Park: 25.0 mi
Museums: 2
Lighthouses: 1
  • Molokai Lighthouse Grounds: 0.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Molokai Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻuowahaʻulaSE 139°1,462 m9.2 mi
OlokuʻiSE 124°1,403 m9.4 mi
KaunuohuaSE 141°1,379 m8.5 mi
PēpēʻōpaeSE 143°1,310 m7.9 mi
PuʻualiʻiSE 140°1,284 m7.3 mi
LehuʻulaSE 146°1,246 m8.7 mi
HanaliloliloSSE 148°1,237 m7.1 mi
PōhakuʻulaʻulaESE 122°1,206 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:1018:40
June solstice05:4818:4119:13
September equinox06:1717:5618:25
December solstice07:0217:1917:52

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F727273747678798080797674
Precip in3.62.33.01.51.20.60.60.81.01.52.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, 9 mi away.

Mean tidal range 1.42 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Kaunakakai, HI, 10 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 82001724OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — U.S. Coast Guard Molokai Light, reference 82001724, listed 03/25/82.

OpenStreetMap element node/4152381700

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