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Isaacs Art Center

Isaacs Art Center is a museum in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 812 m. Kaumu o Kaleihoohie stands 1,673 m to the north-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Waimea Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

The story

The Isaacs Art Center is an art museum and retail gallery in Waimea on the Island of Hawaii. It is operated by and for the benefit of the Hawaii Preparatory Academy; all proceeds benefit the school's scholarship fund. In addition to its retail holdings, the center houses an expansive permanent collection of Hawaiian, Pan-Pacific, and Asian art, including the world's largest intact collection of works by Madge Tennent. Among the many major artists represented are Jean Charlot, D. Howard Hitchcock, Herb Kawainui Kane, Huc-Mazelet Luquiens, Ben Norris, Louis Pohl, Horatio Nelson Poole, Lloyd Sexton, Jr., Jules Tavernier, and Lionel Walden.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 2004.

Wikidata Q6077463, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Operated by
Hawaii Preparatory Academy

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates20.02240, -155.67333

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
  • Waimea Park: 0.1 mi
  • Waimea Nature Park (Ulu La'au): 0.2 mi
  • Church Row Park: 0.6 mi
  • Waimea Park: 0.7 mi
  • Waimea District Park: 0.9 mi
Beaches: 13
Historic sites: 12
  • Church Row Monument: 0.6 mi
  • Puʻukoholā Heiau: 9.6 mi
  • Mailekini Heiau: 9.7 mi
  • Stone Leaning Post: 9.7 mi
  • Hale o Kapuni Heiau: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Whitefin Shark Fishpond - Lalakea Loko I'a: 8.2 mi
  • Waimanu & King's Trailhead: 8.4 mi
  • Waipi'o Valley Shuttle Rides: 9.1 mi
  • Beach "69": 10.5 mi
  • Puako Petroglyphs: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Nanaue Falls (End of King's Trail): 7.0 mi
  • Hiʻilawe Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Hakalaoa Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Ipuu Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Waiʻilikahi falls: 7.8 mi
Springs: 5
  • Keawewai Springs: 8.7 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 19.8 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 19.9 mi
  • Waihū Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Liloe Spring: 20.1 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Mala'ai: 0.5 mi
  • Palace Lawn: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Koaiʻa Tree Sanctuary: 4.5 mi
  • Waialea Bay Marine Life Conservation District: 10.6 mi
Museums: 1
  • Plantation Days Museum: 13.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Buddha Point: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Isaacs Art Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kaumu o KaleihoohieNNW 327°1,673 m5.2 mi
KohalaNW 321°1,670 m4.7 mi
OpaeloaNNW 330°1,659 m5.1 mi
ʻEkeNW 321°1,622 m5.1 mi
Puu o UmiNNW 334°1,599 m4.4 mi
Puu AhiaNW 320°1,497 m6.5 mi
PuʻupālailaiNW 322°1,490 m4.0 mi
Puu MalaNW 316°1,455 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0518:34
June solstice05:4518:3419:06
September equinox06:1217:5118:20
December solstice06:5417:1717:49

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Nov–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F757577787980818281817977
Precip in1.50.70.90.40.50.60.20.80.60.70.71.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Puukohola Heiau 98.1, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/205020136

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