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Keaʻahala Spring

Keaʻahala Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Keaʻahala Spring is a spring in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Kōnāhuanui (K1) stands 960 m to the south-southeast, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Kāneʻohe Forest Reserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates21.40273, -157.81296

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Start Stairway to heaven: 0.7 mi
  • Ha'iku Stairs (Stairway to Heaven): 0.9 mi
  • Judd Trail: 4.0 mi
  • Manoa Chocolate Company: 4.6 mi
  • Moanalua Valley Trail Start (Kulana'ahane): 4.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Cenotaph for Israel Kamakawiwoʻole: 1.6 mi
  • Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery: 1.9 mi
  • Kaniakapūpū Ruins: 3.6 mi
  • Harold Lyon Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Alexander Joy Cartwright Jr. - The Founder of Modern Baseball: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 57
Gardens: 36
Artworks: 20
Springs: 14
  • ʻĀlewa Heights Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Booth Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Waʻaloa Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Kahuawai Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Makiki Springs: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waipuhia Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Likeke Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Lulumahu Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Manoa Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Aihualama Falls: 4.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Makapuʻu Meadows: 11.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Keaʻahala Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kōnāhuanui (K1)SSE 152°960 m3.5 mi
Kōnāhuanui (K2)SSE 155°946 m3.8 mi
PuʻulanihuliS 171°848 m2.4 mi
Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulaniSW 219°847 m1.3 mi
PuʻukeahiakahoeSW 236°841 m0.9 mi
PuʻukahuauliSSW 211°830 m1.4 mi
MaunakapuSW 228°829 m1.1 mi
PuʻukaʻaumakuaNW 321°817 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:1418:43
June solstice05:5118:4519:17
September equinox06:2117:5918:29
December solstice07:0517:2217:55

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F727273747678797980787674
Precip in4.45.46.53.23.32.72.53.23.54.66.05.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kaneohe 838.1, 2 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs2.52.53.22.52.31.61.71.81.72.02.72.7

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Heeia Stream at Haiku Valley nr Kaneohe, Oahu, HI, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

  • Red Button Ginger146 obs
  • Small Indian Mongoose119 obs
  • White-rumped Shama117 obs
  • Red-crested Cardinal115 obs
  • Zebra Dove111 obs
  • Muscovy Duck108 obs
  • Sensitive Plant103 obs
  • Hawaiian Coot98 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4889331146

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