Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Aloha Kona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aloha Kona and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Aloha Kona
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Aloha Kona:
- 19.640833, -155.985556
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Aloha Kona
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aloha Kona ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Captain Cook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain Cook
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Captain Cook <1>
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Papa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Saddle Road Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Road Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Road Junction
- Sea View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Aloha Kona to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Aloha Kona to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Aloha Kona and extending to:
- Honolulu, which is the State Capital of Hawaii, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Aloha Kona to Honolulu, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 10 days, a buggy would take 188 days and walking would take 273 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 8,801 miles [14,163.8 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 9,399 miles [15,126.2 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 8,115 miles [13,059.8 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aloha Kona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Hawaii: https://portal.ehawaii.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aloha Kona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aloha Kona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 19.6408, Longitude: -155.9856 In this case, the coordinates for Aloha Kona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Aloha Kona to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 12.03 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 21.466 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 350.316 degrees. |