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Waihī Spring

Waihī Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Waihī Spring is a spring in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Magnetic Peak stands 3,052 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawaii 31 & 360 Junction (Kālepa Bridge), a attraction 0.8 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates20.65054, -156.07567

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 31
Attractions: 27
  • Hawaii 31 & 360 Junction (Kālepa Bridge): 0.8 mi
  • Seven Sacred Pools: 2.3 mi
  • Love: 6.3 mi
  • Fagan's Cross: 8.8 mi
  • Kawilinau Gulch (65 feet deep): 9.2 mi
Beaches: 27
Waterfalls: 18
Springs: 9
Historic sites: 6
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Sun Mei: 19.8 mi
  • Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: 19.8 mi
Museums: 1
  • Hana Cultural Center and Museum: 9.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Waihī Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Magnetic PeakWNW 289°3,052 m12.0 mi
KilohanaWNW 296°2,906 m12.0 mi
Haupaʻakea PeakWNW 290°2,788 m10.2 mi
HanakauhiNW 311°2,697 m8.9 mi
LauʻuluNW 320°2,515 m7.3 mi
HaleakalāWNW 299°2,502 m7.2 mi
KamaʻoliʻiWNW 295°2,490 m10.8 mi
KumuʻiliahiWNW 293°2,479 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2918:0718:36
June solstice05:4518:3619:08
September equinox06:1417:5218:22
December solstice06:5717:1717:50

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F737373747576777878777674
Precip in6.34.78.15.14.75.66.86.56.88.17.47.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ohe'o 258.6, 2 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs56.753.281.848.932.025.331.332.337.951.776.476.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Oheo Gulch at dam near Kipahulu, Maui, HI, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

  • Hawaiian Garden Spider15 obs
  • crown flower10 obs
  • thatch screwpine10 obs
  • 'Āhinahina9 obs
  • Noni6 obs
  • sea hibiscus5 obs
  • Small Indian Mongoose5 obs
  • Great Frigatebird4 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/9762387958

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