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Waihou Spring

Waihou Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Waihou Spring is a spring in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 1,455 m. Puʻuʻulaʻula stands 3,055 m to the east-northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Puu Makua, a peak 0.3 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates20.66458, -156.35375

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Polipoli Springs State Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
  • Sun Yet-Sen Park: 2.5 mi
  • Kokea Park: 2.9 mi
  • Harold W. Rice Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
  • Po'olenalena Beach Park: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 43
  • Po'olenalena Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Chang's Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Makena Landing: 5.7 mi
  • Po'Olenalena Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Palauea Beach: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 37
  • Aliʻi Kula Lavender: 5.2 mi
  • O'o farm: 5.4 mi
  • Turtle Arches: 5.8 mi
  • Makena Stables: 6.1 mi
  • Turtle Town: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Kopiliula Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Kopiliula Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Punalau Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Puohokamoa Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Pua'a Ka'a Falls: 18.1 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Laperouse Memorial: 6.1 mi
  • Whale Statue: 7.9 mi
  • Captain George Vancouver Monument: 9.9 mi
  • Nuu: 11.3 mi
  • Pihana Heiau: 18.8 mi
Springs: 9
Nature reserves: 5
Museums: 5
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Waihou Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻuʻulaʻulaENE 64°3,055 m7.2 mi
KolekoleENE 65°3,052.44 m7.0 mi
Magnetic PeakENE 66°3,052 m7.3 mi
PākaʻaoʻaoENE 63°3,006 m7.5 mi
KilohanaENE 59°2,906 m8.4 mi
Haupaʻakea PeakENE 73°2,788 m8.7 mi
KalepeamoaENE 65°2,768 m5.1 mi
KanahauENE 65°2,660 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3018:0818:37
June solstice05:4618:3819:10
September equinox06:1517:5418:23
December solstice06:5817:1817:51

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F606060626364666666656361
Precip in3.92.93.42.12.81.22.12.02.72.72.42.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kula Hospital 267, 3 mi away.

  • 'Āhinahina93 obs
  • Hawaiʻi ʻAmakihi24 obs
  • 'iliahi13 obs
  • Hinahina12 obs
  • common selfheal9 obs
  • Greensword9 obs
  • Alpine Tetramolopium8 obs
  • Banana passionfruit7 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/9762430873

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