Makapuʻu Head
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Makapuʻu Head rises to 198 m in Hawaiʻi. Kōnāhuanui (K1) stands 960 m to the west-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is War Bunker, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49047614, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 198 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Puʻuʻokīpahulu: 0.5 mi
- Koko Crater Lookout: 2.7 mi
- Kuamoʻokāne: 4.4 mi
- Kuliʻouʻou Summit: 4.6 mi
- Puʻuʻokona: 4.8 mi
- Kalama Valley Park: 1.4 mi
- Kamiloiki Neighborhood Park: 2.0 mi
- Kaiona Beach Park: 2.3 mi
- Kamiloiki Community Park: 2.3 mi
- Waimānalo Beach Park: 3.1 mi
- War Bunker: 0.1 mi
- makapu'u Heiau: 0.7 mi
- Harold Lyon Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Operation Red Wings Monument: 9.9 mi
- Birkhimer State Emergency Operations Center: 10.0 mi
- Hawaii Ocean Theatre: 0.7 mi
- Pele's Chair: 0.7 mi
- Hawaiian Monk Seal Habitat: 0.7 mi
- Honu Green Sea Turtle: 0.7 mi
- Shark Cave: 0.7 mi
- Hawaii Kai Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Lyon Arboretum and Botanical Garden: 9.8 mi
- Bromeliad Garden: 9.9 mi
- Cactus Garden: 9.9 mi
- Economic Section: 9.9 mi
- Makapuu Beach Park: 0.5 mi
- Alan Davis Beach: 0.7 mi
- Makapu‘U Beach: 1.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 2.0 mi
- Waimanalo Beach: 3.4 mi
- Island Glassworks: 8.1 mi
- Mākaʻa: 10.4 mi
- Gate of Hope: 10.5 mi
- Krypton 1 × 6 × 18: 10.5 mi
- The Fourth Sign: 10.6 mi
- Shangri La: 9.8 mi
- John Young Museum of Art: 10.6 mi
- Lucoral Museum: 11.2 mi
- Damien and Marianne of Molokaʻi Education Center: 11.3 mi
- The Liljestrand House: 11.5 mi
- Kānewai Spring: 5.1 mi
- Mahoe Spring: 8.7 mi
- Waʻaloa Spring: 9.1 mi
- Herring Springs: 10.7 mi
- Makiki Springs: 10.9 mi
- Kuliouou Forest Reserve: 4.8 mi
- Round Top Forest Reserve: 9.8 mi
- Diamond Head State Monument: 10.2 mi
- Kāneʻohe Forest Reserve: 12.5 mi
- He'eia State Park: 13.6 mi
- Maunawili Falls: 8.2 mi
- Waikaekua waterfall: 8.9 mi
- Manoa Falls: 9.7 mi
- Lulumahu Falls: 9.8 mi
- Likeke Falls: 9.9 mi
- Nonoula: 4.2 mi
- Kuilei Cliffs: 10.4 mi
- Punchbowl Crater: 12.4 mi
- Makapu'u Point Lighthouse: 0.2 mi
- Diamond Head Lighthouse: 10.7 mi
- Makapuʻu Meadows: 0.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Makapuʻu Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kōnāhuanui (K1) | WNW 292° | 960 m | 9.3 mi |
| Kōnāhuanui (K2) | WNW 290° | 946 m | 9.3 mi |
| Puʻulanihuli | WNW 293° | 848 m | 10.8 mi |
| Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulani | WNW 297° | 847 m | 12.4 mi |
| Puʻukeahiakahoe | WNW 299° | 841 m | 12.6 mi |
| Puʻukahuauli | WNW 296° | 830 m | 12.2 mi |
| Maunakapu | WNW 298° | 829 m | 12.5 mi |
| Puʻukaʻaumakua | NW 310° | 817 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 18:13 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 18:44 | 19:16 |
| September equinox | 06:20 | 17:59 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 17:22 | 17:55 |
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 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 74 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waimanalo EXP F 795.1, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1608180967
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