Nature reserve · Hawaiʻi
Makua Keaau Forest Reserve
Makua Keaau Forest Reserve is a nature reserve in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 359 m. Kaʻala stands 1,229 m to the east, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻukeaʻau, a peak 0.7 miles away.
What to expect
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- State of Hawaii
How to reach it
Coordinates21.50423, -158.20290
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Puʻukeaʻau: 0.7 mi
- Puʻukawiwi: 2.4 mi
- Puʻukēpauʻula: 2.5 mi
- Puʻukamaileʻunu: 2.9 mi
- Mauna Lahilahi: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Kea'au Beach Park: 1.9 mi
- Makaha Community Park: 2.4 mi
- Waianae District Park: 3.8 mi
- Herbert K. Pililaau Community Park: 4.0 mi
- Kaupuni Neighborhood Park: 4.1 mi
Attractions
- Yokohama Bay: 3.9 mi
- Pacific Skydiving Honolulu: 5.3 mi
- Kaena Point Trail: 5.6 mi
- Nā Mea Kūpono Learning Center: 7.5 mi
- Pohaku Lanai: 7.9 mi
Beaches: 44
- Keaau Beach: 1.8 mi
- ‘Ohiki-lolo Beach: 1.9 mi
- Mākaha Beach: 2.2 mi
- Mākua Beach: 2.6 mi
- Aki's Beach: 2.6 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Israel Kamakawiwoʻole Memorial Bust: 3.8 mi
- War Memorial World War II: 9.1 mi
- HMH-463 Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Haleiwa Airstrip: 9.4 mi
- Red Castle: 10.3 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- Mokulēʻia Forest Reserve: 3.1 mi
- Waianae Kai Forest Reserve: 3.3 mi
- Kuaokalā Forest Reserve: 3.7 mi
- Kuaokalā Game Management Reserve: 5.4 mi
- Kaʻena Point State Park - Keawaʻula Section: 5.7 mi
Gardens: 7
- Pineapple Garden Maze: 10.7 mi
- Aunty Coco's Lei Garden: 13.2 mi
- Urban Garden Center: 16.5 mi
- Bio Filtration Landscape: 18.1 mi
- C. B. Lansing Garden: 21.5 mi
Museums: 6
- Hawaii's Plantation Village: 14.8 mi
- Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum: 18.4 mi
- USS Missouri: 18.8 mi
- Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum: 19.4 mi
- Pearl Harbor Visitor Center Exhibit Galleries: Attack and Road to War: 19.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Waiawa Spring: 16.2 mi
- Kalauao Spring: 18.7 mi
- Punamanō Spring: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Waimea Falls: 13.4 mi
Artworks: 1
- Pavillion: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Makua Keaau Forest Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaʻala | E 86° | 1,229 m | 3.9 mi |
| Puʻukalena | ESE 103° | 1,068 m | 4.7 mi |
| Kamaohanui | E 83° | 1,024 m | 4.5 mi |
| Puʻukaua | ESE 123° | 940 m | 8.0 mi |
| Palikea | SE 133° | 938 m | 9.1 mi |
| Puʻukawiwi | ESE 112° | 899 m | 2.4 mi |
| Puʻuhapapa | ESE 112° | 879 m | 6.8 mi |
| Puʻukūmakaliʻi | ESE 108° | 878 m | 5.5 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 | 18:46 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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