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Wailoa Center

Wailoa Center from directly overhead

Wailoa Center is a museum in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Puʻukaupakuhale stands 3,076 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Tsunami Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates19.71936, -155.07595
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 43
Attractions: 17
Waterfalls: 16
  • Rainbow Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Peʻepeʻe Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Kulaniapia Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Wai‘alae Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Lower Waiʻale Falls: 4.1 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Kahōlua O Kahawali Crater: 20.5 mi
  • 'I'ilewa Crater: 20.8 mi
  • Fissure 8 spatter cone: 20.9 mi
  • Kahuwai Crater: 21.3 mi
  • Puʻulena Crater: 21.3 mi
Historic sites: 10
Springs: 10
  • Kaūmana Springs: 2.3 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 2.3 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 2.3 mi
  • Waiākea-Uka Springs: 7.1 mi
  • Kapehu Springs: 7.1 mi
Museums: 8
Gardens: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Honoli‘i Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Ha'ena Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Black Sand Beach: 23.6 mi
  • Kehena Beach: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Wailoa Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻukaupakuhaleWNW 283°3,076 m22.2 mi
PuʻukanakaleonuiWNW 295°2,941 m22.5 mi
PuʻuholeiWNW 296°2,795 m22.2 mi
PuʻukawaiwaiWNW 289°2,773 m21.3 mi
PuʻuʻulaʻuluaWNW 291°2,696 m21.2 mi
PuʻukoleW 275°2,688.72 m22.4 mi
PuʻukahinahinaWNW 288°2,613 m20.4 mi
PuʻupalaoleloW 278°2,586 m21.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2518:0318:32
June solstice05:4318:3119:03
September equinox06:1017:4918:18
December solstice06:5117:1517:47

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F717172737475767777767472
Precip in7.910.212.79.47.07.39.211.38.710.214.412.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hilo Intl AP 87, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/462013668

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