Nature reserve · Hawaiʻi
Nanakuli Forest Reserve
Nanakuli Forest Reserve is a nature reserve in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 450 m. Kaʻala stands 1,229 m to the north-northwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻukanawahua, a peak 0.8 miles away.
What to expect
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- State of Hawaii
How to reach it
Coordinates21.39726, -158.10759
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Puʻukanawahua: 0.8 mi
- Maunakapu: 0.8 mi
- Puʻupoulihale: 1.0 mi
- Palikea: 1.3 mi
- Puʻumoʻopuna: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Palailai Neighborhood Park: 2.4 mi
- Upper Makakilo Community Park: 2.7 mi
- Kamokila Community Park: 3.9 mi
- Makakilo Neighborhood Park: 3.9 mi
- Kahiwelo Neighborhood Park: 4.1 mi
Attractions
- Nanakuli Beach Park / Kalanianaole Beach Park: 2.6 mi
- Mermaid Cave / Tunnels: 2.7 mi
- Island Racer: 4.4 mi
- Big Kahuna: 4.4 mi
- Da Flowrider: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
- Honouliuli Internment Camp: 3.2 mi
- Ewa 1 Locomotive: 6.0 mi
- Israel Kamakawiwoʻole Memorial Bust: 6.5 mi
- Red Castle: 7.4 mi
- Religious Monument: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 59
- Nanakuli Beach Park: 2.6 mi
- Hawaiian Electric Beach Park: 3.2 mi
- Kahe Point: 3.3 mi
- Ko Olina: 4.9 mi
- Aki's Beach: 8.6 mi
Gardens: 35
- Urban Garden Center: 8.5 mi
- Bio Filtration Landscape: 9.5 mi
- Pineapple Garden Maze: 9.9 mi
- C. B. Lansing Garden: 12.6 mi
- Na Ulu Kaiwi'ula Native Hawaiian Garden: 15.8 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- Waianae Kai Forest Reserve: 6.9 mi
- Makua Keaau Forest Reserve: 9.6 mi
- Mokulēʻia Forest Reserve: 11.9 mi
- Ewa Forest Reserve: 13.1 mi
- Ewa Forest Reserve: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 20
- Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal: 16.8 mi
- Queen Lili'uokalani Statue: 17.2 mi
- Lāhui: 17.2 mi
- Patsy Mink: 17.3 mi
- Kakaako Street Art: 17.4 mi
Museums: 18
- Hawaii's Plantation Village: 6.2 mi
- Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum: 9.7 mi
- USS Missouri: 10.2 mi
- Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum: 11.1 mi
- Pearl Harbor Visitor Center Exhibit Galleries: Attack and Road to War: 11.1 mi
Springs: 14
- Waiawa Spring: 8.1 mi
- Kalauao Spring: 10.7 mi
- Kunawai Spring: 16.8 mi
- Kaaikahi Spring: 18.2 mi
- Kahuawai Spring: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Waimea Falls: 16.6 mi
- Puehuehu: 17.0 mi
- Waikahalulu Falls: 17.1 mi
- Kapena Falls: 17.6 mi
- Waipuhia Falls: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Punchbowl Crater: 17.8 mi
- Kuilei Cliffs: 21.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Diamond Head Lighthouse: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Nanakuli Forest Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaʻala | NNW 344° | 1,229 m | 8.0 mi |
| Puʻukalena | NNW 346° | 1,068 m | 6.5 mi |
| Kamaohanui | NNW 348° | 1,024 m | 8.1 mi |
| Puʻukaua | N 11° | 940 m | 3.1 mi |
| Palikea | NNE 22° | 938 m | 1.3 mi |
| Puʻukawiwi | NNW 329° | 899 m | 7.5 mi |
| Puʻuhapapa | N 3° | 879 m | 4.9 mi |
| Puʻukūmakaliʻi | N 351° | 878 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:15 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 18:00 | 18:30 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 17:23 | 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 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 68 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — PUU Manawahua 725.6, 1 mi away.
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