Wailoa River State Recreation Area
Wailoa River State Recreation Area is a park in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Puʻukaupakuhale stands 3,076 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is King Kamehameha Statue, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hālaʻi: 1.2 mi
- Puʻuhonu: 1.5 mi
- Kupapaʻu Hill: 2.3 mi
- Puʻuloa: 4.5 mi
- Kānoa: 8.1 mi
- Hilo Bayfront Park: 0.3 mi
- Keikiland Park: 0.4 mi
- Lincoln Park: 0.6 mi
- Liliʻuokalani Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Kaipalaoa Park: 0.9 mi
- Boiling Pots: 3.4 mi
- Kaumana Caves: 4.1 mi
- Macadamia Nut Visitor Center: 6.1 mi
- Hilo Coffee Mill: 10.6 mi
- Skyline Eco Adventures: 10.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 2.1 mi
- Peʻepeʻe Falls: 3.7 mi
- Kulaniapia Falls: 3.8 mi
- Wai‘alae Falls: 4.0 mi
- Lower Waiʻale Falls: 4.0 mi
- Kahōlua O Kahawali Crater: 20.5 mi
- 'I'ilewa Crater: 20.8 mi
- Fissure 8 spatter cone: 20.9 mi
- Kahuwai Crater: 21.3 mi
- Puʻulena Crater: 21.3 mi
- King Kamehameha Statue: 0.0 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Tsunami Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Kamehameha: 0.2 mi
- Hilo Coast Railway Flag Pole Base: 0.7 mi
- Kaūmana Springs: 2.2 mi
- Kaūmana Springs: 2.2 mi
- Kaūmana Springs: 2.2 mi
- Waiākea-Uka Springs: 6.9 mi
- Kapehu Springs: 7.0 mi
- Wailoa Center: 0.1 mi
- Pacific Tsunami Museum: 0.8 mi
- East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center: 0.8 mi
- Kenyan K. Beale Community Robotics Center: 0.8 mi
- Lyman Museum: 0.9 mi
- Hilo Nursery Arboretum: 0.9 mi
- Botanical Gardens University of Hawai'i Hilo: 1.1 mi
- 'Imiloa Garden: 1.4 mi
- Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden: 6.3 mi
- Honoli‘i Beach: 2.7 mi
- Ha'ena Beach: 8.0 mi
- Black Sand Beach: 23.6 mi
- Kehena Beach: 24.4 mi
- Waiakea: 3.4 mi
- Laupāhoehoe: 21.1 mi
- Kapoho: 21.2 mi
- Kū: 6.4 mi
- Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Wailoa River State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puʻukaupakuhale | WNW 284° | 3,076 m | 22.1 mi |
| Puʻukanakaleonui | WNW 295° | 2,941 m | 22.5 mi |
| Puʻuholei | WNW 297° | 2,795 m | 22.2 mi |
| Puʻukawaiwai | WNW 289° | 2,773 m | 21.2 mi |
| Puʻuʻulaʻulua | WNW 291° | 2,696 m | 21.1 mi |
| Puʻukole | W 275° | 2,688.72 m | 22.3 mi |
| Puʻukahinahina | WNW 288° | 2,613 m | 20.3 mi |
| Puʻupalaolelo | W 278° | 2,586 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:25 | 18:03 | 18:32 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| September equinox | 06:10 | 17:49 | 18:18 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 17:15 | 17:47 |
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 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 72 |
| Precip in | 7.9 | 10.2 | 12.7 | 9.4 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 8.7 | 10.2 | 14.4 | 12.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hilo Intl AP 87, 2 mi away.
- Hawaiian Goose444 obs
- Saffron Finch404 obs
- Pacific Golden-Plover356 obs
- Gold Dust Day Gecko280 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron232 obs
- Common Myna172 obs
- Wandering Tattler166 obs
- Brown Anole163 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/196202225
Day trips start here
- Hilo · 1 mi
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park · 26 mi
- Big Island · 28 mi
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