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Washington Place

Washington Place from directly overhead

Washington Place is a museum in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Kōnāhuanui (K1) stands 960 m to the northeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Eternal Flame, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

The story

Greek Revival palace in the Hawaii Capital Historic District in Honolulu

Dates from 1847.

Wikidata Q7972130, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates21.30878, -157.85671

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Queen Emma Square: 0.1 mi
  • Kamalii Mini Park: 0.2 mi
  • ʻIolani Palace Grounds: 0.2 mi
  • Kamāmalu Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Tamarind Park: 0.3 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Beaches: 39
Gardens: 35
  • Economic Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Herbs: 0.5 mi
  • Prehistoric Glen: 0.5 mi
  • Palm Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Heleconias and Gingers: 0.5 mi
Artworks: 20
Museums: 17
Springs: 14
  • Kunawai Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Kaaikahi Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Ka puna hou: 1.9 mi
  • Kahuawai Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Booth Spring: 2.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Waikahalulu Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Puehuehu: 0.8 mi
  • Kapena Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Aihualama Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Manoa Falls: 4.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Makapuʻu Meadows: 12.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Washington Place. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kōnāhuanui (K1)NE 52°960 m5.6 mi
Kōnāhuanui (K2)NE 55°946 m5.4 mi
PuʻulanihuliNE 37°848 m5.2 mi
Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulaniNNE 20°847 m5.9 mi
PuʻukeahiakahoeNNE 19°841 m6.4 mi
PuʻukahuauliNNE 22°830 m5.7 mi
MaunakapuNNE 19°829 m6.1 mi
PuʻukaʻaumakuaN 349°817 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:1418:43
June solstice05:5118:4519:17
September equinox06:2117:5918:29
December solstice07:0517:2317:55

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F737475767880818281807875
Precip in2.42.03.21.21.00.60.70.71.02.22.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waikiki 717.2, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/67136077

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