Waipuloku Spring
Waipuloku Spring is a spring in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 348 m. Kawaikini stands 1,587 m to the northeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Ahuaeliku Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Ahuaeliku Peak: 1.2 mi
- Pōhākea: 2.5 mi
- Peʻapeʻa: 2.8 mi
- Kaupuaʻa: 3.7 mi
- Kāhililoa: 4.4 mi
- Niihau Helicopter: 4.0 mi
- Kauai Coffee Walking Tours: 4.3 mi
- Glass Beach: 4.3 mi
- Glass Sand Beach: 4.3 mi
- Salt Fields: 4.5 mi
- Eleele Nani Park: 3.5 mi
- Eleele Park: 3.8 mi
- Kalawai Park: 4.0 mi
- Salt Pond County Park: 4.6 mi
- Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park: 5.7 mi
- Ooiki Falls: 2.2 mi
- Waiolue Falls: 2.7 mi
- Kaukiuki Falls: 2.7 mi
- Manawaiopuna Falls: 3.8 mi
- Kahili Falls: 4.3 mi
- Salt Pond Beach: 4.7 mi
- Pakala Beach: 5.2 mi
- Lāwaʻi Beach: 6.8 mi
- Hoai Bay / Lawai Beach: 8.3 mi
- Lawai Beach: 8.4 mi
- Russian Fort: 5.7 mi
- Captain Cook statue: 5.8 mi
- Ruins: 10.9 mi
- Heiau Hoʻouluia: 10.9 mi
- Statue of Dr. Jose Rizal y Mercado: 13.5 mi
- McBryde Garden: 5.9 mi
- National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kaua‘i - South Shore: 7.4 mi
- Kekaha Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- Moir Garden: 9.4 mi
- Japanese Garden: 16.1 mi
- 2nd Assistant Keeper's Quarters: 21.7 mi
- Keeper's Quarters: 21.7 mi
- 1st Assistant Keeper's Quarters: 21.7 mi
- Daniel K. Inouye Kilauea Point Lighthouse: 21.7 mi
- Oil House: 21.9 mi
- Lilo & Stitch: 3.4 mi
- Wave Sculpture: 17.3 mi
- Mark Daniells Gallery: 17.3 mi
- Weaving Lauhala: 18.7 mi
- Kahu Aina Mural by Melinda Morey: 18.7 mi
- Kukui Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Alakaʻi Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Pine Forest Drive Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Hanalei Pier: 18.2 mi
- Kokee Natural History Museum: 12.9 mi
- Grove Farm Homestead Plantation Museum: 13.4 mi
- Kauai Museum: 13.4 mi
- Waioli Mission House Museum: 17.4 mi
- Pihakekua: 10.3 mi
- Makawehi Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Kepapa Spring: 12.4 mi
- Polihale Spring: 14.4 mi
- Kanaʻele Bog Preserve: 4.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Waipuloku Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawaikini | NE 38° | 1,587 m | 8.4 mi |
| Wai‘ale‘ale | NNE 33° | 1,569 m | 9.2 mi |
| Ka‘anakeakua | NNW 349° | 1,047.9 m | 6.0 mi |
| Kaluaha'ula Ridge | NNW 344° | 1,044 m | 8.7 mi |
| Kapala'oa | ENE 65° | 1,009 m | 5.5 mi |
| Kahili | ENE 77° | 941.5 m | 5.5 mi |
| Kipole | N 6° | 908.3 m | 5.2 mi |
| Kāhililoa | NNW 334° | 854 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:21 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:06 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 17:28 | 18:01 |
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 | 79 | 76 | 74 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Makaweli 965, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Apr — fullest in Mar, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 110 | 109 | 128 | 100 | 71.7 | 59.7 | 72.5 | 73.0 | 58.7 | 65.2 | 107 | 122 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Hanapepe Riv blw Manuahi Str nr Eleele, Kauai, HI, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Green Sea Turtle63 obs
- Hawaiian Monk Seal41 obs
- Polynesian Heliotrope7 obs
- Green Anole4 obs
- Ma'o4 obs
- Red Junglefowl3 obs
- Zebra Dove3 obs
- Red-crested Cardinal3 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/1275362436
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