Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
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
- Operated by
- NOAA
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Nāwāwaeoʻalika: 3.4 mi
- Kekuawahaʻulaʻula: 4.9 mi
- Puʻukahala: 5.0 mi
- Puʻuokali: 5.1 mi
- Puu o Kali: 5.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Waihou Spring: 9.7 mi
- Waikaʻalu Spring: 10.1 mi
- Waiu Spring: 21.2 mi
- ʻŌhiʻa Spring: 21.3 mi
- Pali Spring: 22.5 mi
- Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum: 7.3 mi
- Hale Ho'ike'ike at the Bailey House Museum (Maui Historical Society): 8.9 mi
- Maui Okinawa Cultural Center: 10.0 mi
- Old Prison: 15.8 mi
- Old Lahaina Courthouse: 16.0 mi
- 'Āhihi-Kīna‘u Natural Area Reserve: 10.8 mi
- Lihau Natural Area Reserve: 11.1 mi
- West Maui Natural Area Reserve: 13.2 mi
- Honokowai Natural Area Reserve: 13.4 mi
- Ke’anae Arboretum: 20.9 mi
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: 7.2 mi
- Sun Mei: 7.2 mi
- Maui Releasing The Sun: 9.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puʻukeōkea | ESE 124° | 2,149 m | 10.6 mi |
| Polipoli | SE 129° | 1,961 m | 10.3 mi |
| Puu Makua | SE 136° | 1,600 m | 9.9 mi |
| Helu | NW 308° | 1,428 m | 11.6 mi |
| Hanaʻula | NW 313° | 1,398 m | 8.6 mi |
| Puʻumaho | E 97° | 1,351 m | 10.4 mi |
| Keonehunehune | SE 142° | 1,335 m | 10.1 mi |
| Puu Ouli | SE 138° | 1,329 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 18:08 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 18:38 | 19:10 |
| September equinox | 06:15 | 17:54 | 18:23 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 17:18 | 17:51 |
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 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 61 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/887585890
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- Maui · 9 mi
- Haleakalā National Park · 19 mi
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