Kauai Museum
Kauai Museum is a museum in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Kawaikini stands 1,587 m to the northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Statue of Dr. Jose Rizal y Mercado, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
The story
The Albert Spencer Wilcox Building is a historic building in Līhuʻe, Kauaʻi, Hawaii. Originally a library when it opened in 1924, it was later converted into the Kauaʻi Museum. It has exhibits on the history of the island of Kauaʻi. It was added to both the Hawaiʻi Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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Dates from 1924.
Wikidata Q4711260, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kalepa: 1.9 mi
- Kalanipuʻu: 2.3 mi
- Keopaweo: 2.4 mi
- Kailiiliahinale: 2.5 mi
- Waiu: 2.9 mi
- Jack Harter Helicopters: 0.6 mi
- Kapaia Suspension Bridge: 1.1 mi
- Kapaia Suspension Bridge: 1.1 mi
- Koibori Display: 1.1 mi
- Blue Hawaiian Helicopters: 1.6 mi
- Lihue County Park: 0.2 mi
- Kalena Park: 0.3 mi
- Pua Loke Park: 0.4 mi
- Rayno Park: 1.8 mi
- Nukolii Beach Park: 3.0 mi
- Kipu Falls: 3.7 mi
- Wailua Falls: 4.2 mi
- 'Opaeka'a Falls: 5.1 mi
- Uluwehi Falls: 5.2 mi
- Kaholalele Falls: 5.8 mi
- Kalapaki Beach: 1.5 mi
- Hanamaulu Beach: 2.1 mi
- Hāʻula Beach: 5.7 mi
- Kiahuna Beach: 9.0 mi
- Baby Beach: 9.4 mi
- Statue of Dr. Jose Rizal y Mercado: 0.1 mi
- Malae Heiau: 5.1 mi
- Hikina-a-ka-lā Heiau: 5.1 mi
- Kukui Heiau: 5.8 mi
- Heiau Hoʻouluia: 7.6 mi
- Japanese Garden: 5.3 mi
- Moir Garden: 9.0 mi
- National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kaua‘i - South Shore: 10.1 mi
- McBryde Garden: 10.2 mi
- Native forest restoration: 21.4 mi
- Keeper's Quarters: 17.7 mi
- 2nd Assistant Keeper's Quarters: 17.7 mi
- 1st Assistant Keeper's Quarters: 17.7 mi
- Daniel K. Inouye Kilauea Point Lighthouse: 17.7 mi
- Oil House: 17.8 mi
- Lilo & Stitch: 14.8 mi
- Wave Sculpture: 17.8 mi
- Kahu Aina Mural by Melinda Morey: 17.8 mi
- Weaving Lauhala: 17.8 mi
- Mark Daniells Gallery: 17.9 mi
- Hanalei Pier: 18.4 mi
- Kukui Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Alakaʻi Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Pine Forest Drive Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Grove Farm Homestead Plantation Museum: 0.6 mi
- Waioli Mission House Museum: 17.8 mi
- Kokee Natural History Museum: 21.4 mi
- Makawehi Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Pihakekua: 8.7 mi
- Waipuloku Spring: 13.4 mi
- Kepapa Spring: 23.6 mi
- Kanaʻele Bog Preserve: 8.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Kauai Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawaikini | NW 304° | 1,587 m | 9.9 mi |
| Wai‘ale‘ale | NW 308° | 1,569 m | 10.6 mi |
| Kapala'oa | W 279° | 1,009 m | 8.5 mi |
| Makaleha | NNW 344° | 980 m | 10.6 mi |
| Kahili | W 271° | 941.5 m | 8.0 mi |
| Haʻupu | SSW 212° | 700 m | 4.1 mi |
| Kalualea | W 260° | 562.4 m | 8.0 mi |
| Hokulei | SSW 194° | 507.8 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:20 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:05 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 17:27 | 18:00 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 72 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 74 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lihue WSO AP 1020.1, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1162930410
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