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Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary from directly overhead

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary is a museum in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Puʻukeōkea stands 2,149 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Kalepolepo Beach Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates20.76443, -156.45883

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kalepolepo Beach Park: 0.0 mi
  • Kihei Beach Reserve / Waipuilani Park: 0.5 mi
  • Kenolio Recreation Complex: 1.1 mi
  • Hale Piilani Park: 1.4 mi
  • South Maui Community Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 53
  • Kalepolepo Beach Park: 0.1 mi
  • Mai Poina Beach Park: 0.7 mi
  • Sugar Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Kamaole I Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Kamaole II Beach: 3.4 mi
Attractions: 39
  • Maui Wave Riders: 2.5 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 4.0 mi
  • Sunflower field: 4.8 mi
  • Turtle Town: 6.0 mi
  • Ocean Vodka Organic Farm and Distillery: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Quarter-Mile Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Twin Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Puohokamoa Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Punalau Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Keaku Falls: 20.9 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Captain George Vancouver Monument: 0.3 mi
  • Whale Statue: 2.3 mi
  • Pihana Heiau: 9.9 mi
  • Laperouse Memorial: 11.6 mi
  • Old Fort: 16.0 mi
Springs: 9
Museums: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Bush: 9.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻukeōkeaESE 124°2,149 m10.6 mi
PolipoliSE 129°1,961 m10.3 mi
Puu MakuaSE 136°1,600 m9.9 mi
HeluNW 308°1,428 m11.6 mi
HanaʻulaNW 313°1,398 m8.6 mi
PuʻumahoE 97°1,351 m10.4 mi
KeonehunehuneSE 142°1,335 m10.1 mi
Puu OuliSE 138°1,329 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3118:0818:38
June solstice05:4718:3819:10
September equinox06:1517:5418:23
December solstice06:5917:1817:51

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F606060626364666666656361
Precip in3.92.93.42.12.81.22.12.02.72.72.42.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kula Hospital 267, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/887585890

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