Polihale Spring
Polihale Spring is a spring in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Pihea stands 1,306 m to the east-northeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Kepapa Spring, a spring 2.1 miles away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Anaki: 3.8 mi
- Papaʻalai: 3.8 mi
- Puʻu Lua: 4.2 mi
- Kāʻana: 4.3 mi
- Pu'u Hinahina: 4.7 mi
- Waipo'o Falls: 5.3 mi
- ‘Awini Falls: 6.9 mi
- Hoolea Falls: 7.4 mi
- Moeloa Falls: 7.5 mi
- Mohihi Falls: 7.9 mi
- Queen's Pond: 2.1 mi
- Kōkeʻe Civilian Conservation Corps Camp: 5.9 mi
- Red Sand Falls: 7.6 mi
- 7 miles point: 9.9 mi
- 6 miles point: 10.2 mi
- Milolii State Park: 3.9 mi
- Kekaha Beach Park: 8.8 mi
- Faye Park: 9.1 mi
- Waimea Athletic Field: 10.6 mi
- Hapokele Park: 10.7 mi
- Honopū Beach: 6.8 mi
- Waiapua'a: 7.4 mi
- Kalalau Beach: 7.5 mi
- Hanakapiʻai Beach: 12.1 mi
- Pakala Beach: 12.3 mi
- Merchant Marine: 5.0 mi
- Kauai Veteran’s Eternal Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Coast Guard: 5.0 mi
- Air Force: 5.0 mi
- Navy: 5.0 mi
- Kekaha Community Garden: 9.8 mi
- Native forest restoration: 13.5 mi
- Limahuli Garden and Preserve: 13.5 mi
- McBryde Garden: 20.3 mi
- National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kaua‘i - South Shore: 21.8 mi
- 2nd Assistant Keeper's Quarters: 23.6 mi
- Keeper's Quarters: 23.6 mi
- 1st Assistant Keeper's Quarters: 23.6 mi
- Daniel K. Inouye Kilauea Point Lighthouse: 23.7 mi
- Oil House: 23.7 mi
- Lilo & Stitch: 16.4 mi
- Mark Daniells Gallery: 17.0 mi
- Wave Sculpture: 17.0 mi
- Weaving Lauhala: 19.0 mi
- Kahu Aina Mural by Melinda Morey: 19.0 mi
- Pine Forest Drive Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Kukui Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Alakaʻi Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Hanalei Pier: 17.6 mi
- Kepapa Spring: 2.1 mi
- Waipuloku Spring: 14.4 mi
- Kokee Natural History Museum: 6.0 mi
- Waioli Mission House Museum: 17.0 mi
- Kāʻali Cliff: 24.2 mi
- Pihakekua: 24.7 mi
- Kanaʻele Bog Preserve: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Polihale Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pihea | ENE 65° | 1,306 m | 9.0 mi |
| Kohua Ridge | E 86° | 1,150.6 m | 7.9 mi |
| Pu'u Hinahina | E 84° | 1,108 m | 4.7 mi |
| Puʻu Lua | E 99° | 1,059.5 m | 4.2 mi |
| Ka'ou | E 88° | 1,057 m | 5.6 mi |
| Ka‘anakeakua | ESE 111° | 1,047.9 m | 10.3 mi |
| Kaluaha'ula Ridge | E 99° | 1,044 m | 8.4 mi |
| Kipole | ESE 112° | 908.3 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:21 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:07 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 17:28 | 18:01 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 74 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barking Sands, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Apr — fullest in Dec, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 90.0 | 83.4 | 90.4 | 64.6 | 39.0 | 24.1 | 27.6 | 28.2 | 20.6 | 29.9 | 59.0 | 102 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Waimea River US of Kekaha-waiahulu Int., Kauai, HI, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Spinner Dolphin55 obs
- Beach Vitex16 obs
- Beach Morning Glory14 obs
- naio13 obs
- Brown Booby11 obs
- Red-crested Cardinal11 obs
- 'Iliahi9 obs
- ʻŌhiʻa Lehua8 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 node/1313795299
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