Nature reserve · Hawaiʻi
Kuaokalā Forest Reserve
Kuaokalā Forest Reserve is a nature reserve in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 414 m. Kaʻala stands 1,229 m to the east-southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Yokohama Bay, a attraction 1.0 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- State of Hawaii
How to reach it
Coordinates21.55314, -158.22662
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Mokuleia Beach Park: 3.0 mi
- Kea'au Beach Park: 4.3 mi
- Makaha Community Park: 5.7 mi
- Aweoweo Beach Park: 5.9 mi
- Dole Community Park (Private): 6.2 mi
Peaks
- Puʻupueo: 3.0 mi
- Puʻukeaʻau: 4.4 mi
- Kaupakuhale: 5.1 mi
- Puʻukawiwi: 5.7 mi
- Puʻukēpauʻula: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 57
- Yokohama Bay: 1.0 mi
- Kaena Point Trail: 1.9 mi
- Pacific Skydiving Honolulu: 3.3 mi
- Nā Mea Kūpono Learning Center: 7.4 mi
- Pohaku Lanai: 7.4 mi
Beaches: 43
- Mākua Beach: 1.4 mi
- Mokulēʻia Army Beach: 2.3 mi
- ‘Ohiki-lolo Beach: 2.5 mi
- Keālia Beach: 2.7 mi
- Keaau Beach: 4.0 mi
Historic sites: 28
- Israel Kamakawiwoʻole Memorial Bust: 7.5 mi
- HMH-463 Memorial: 8.4 mi
- War Memorial World War II: 8.5 mi
- Haleiwa Airstrip: 8.6 mi
- Pu'u O Mahuka Heiau: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Gardens: 5
- Pineapple Garden Maze: 12.3 mi
- Aunty Coco's Lei Garden: 12.6 mi
- Urban Garden Center: 19.6 mi
- Bio Filtration Landscape: 21.3 mi
- C. B. Lansing Garden: 24.7 mi
Museums: 5
- Hawaii's Plantation Village: 18.0 mi
- Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum: 21.6 mi
- USS Missouri: 22.0 mi
- Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum: 22.5 mi
- Pearl Harbor Visitor Center Exhibit Galleries: Attack and Road to War: 22.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Punamanō Spring: 18.9 mi
- Waiawa Spring: 19.3 mi
- Kalauao Spring: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Waimea Falls: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 1
- Pavillion: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Kuaokalā Forest Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaʻala | ESE 120° | 1,229 m | 6.3 mi |
| Puʻukalena | SE 126° | 1,068 m | 7.5 mi |
| Kamaohanui | ESE 115° | 1,024 m | 6.7 mi |
| Puʻukaua | SE 133° | 940 m | 11.3 mi |
| Palikea | SE 140° | 938 m | 12.6 mi |
| Puʻukawiwi | SE 139° | 899 m | 5.7 mi |
| Puʻuhapapa | SE 127° | 879 m | 9.8 mi |
| Puʻukūmakaliʻi | SE 127° | 878 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:15 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 18:01 | 18:30 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 17:24 | 17:56 |
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 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 74 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Makaha Ctry Club 800.3, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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