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Mackenzie State Park

Mackenzie State Park from directly overhead

Mackenzie State Park is a park in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Puʻumakaʻala stands 1,130 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lava arch, a attraction 0.1 miles away. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates19.43871, -154.86357

134 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 42
  • Kaakepa: 0.5 mi
  • Puu Nanaio: 2.9 mi
  • Puʻu Pilau: 2.9 mi
  • Puu Pilau: 2.9 mi
  • Kiapu: 3.0 mi
Parks: 37
  • Isaac Hale Beach Park: 2.0 mi
  • Honu Street Park: 7.2 mi
  • Maikoiko Park: 7.5 mi
  • Papio Ocean Park: 8.4 mi
  • Kahakai Park: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Lava arch: 0.1 mi
  • Lava Arch: 3.4 mi
  • Lava1: 13.5 mi
  • Lava2: 13.5 mi
  • Hilo Coffee Mill: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Pawai Crater: 2.3 mi
  • Puʻulena Crater: 2.5 mi
  • Kahuwai Crater: 2.7 mi
  • Fissure 8 spatter cone: 3.3 mi
  • Kahōlua O Kahawali Crater: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 7
Springs: 5
  • Waiākea-Uka Springs: 23.5 mi
  • Middle Flume Spring: 24.5 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 24.9 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 25.0 mi
  • Kaūmana Springs: 25.0 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Black Sand Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Kehena Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Ha'ena Beach: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mackenzie State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻumakaʻalaWNW 288°1,130 m24.5 mi
Mauna UluWSW 257°1,053 m22.6 mi
Puʻu HuluhuluWSW 258°1,047 m22.7 mi
KānenuiohamoWSW 257°987 m20.6 mi
Puu KamoamoaWSW 258°769 m16.7 mi
Puu KahaualeaW 260°727 m15.1 mi
Puʻu ʻŌʻōWSW 258°724 m16.2 mi
Puu HaluluWSW 258°696 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2418:0218:31
June solstice05:4318:2919:01
September equinox06:0917:4818:17
December solstice06:5017:1517:47

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F656465666768697070696766
Precip in13.115.822.922.015.018.119.023.516.118.223.022.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood #2 55.4, 19 mi away.

  • Noni46 obs
  • Musk Fern37 obs
  • coconut palm36 obs
  • Beach Sheoak35 obs
  • sea purslane17 obs
  • beach naupaka15 obs
  • Hawaiian Black Nerite13 obs
  • Thin-shelled Rock Crab12 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/46502949

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