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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).

When in Hawaiian Beaches, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hawaiian Beaches and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hawaiian Beaches:
    • 19.543056, -154.915833
    • 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 Hawaiian Beaches
  • 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 Hawaiian Beaches ...

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.

  • Elevenmile Homestead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elevenmile Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevenmile Homestead
  • Fern Forest
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Forest
  • Ferndale ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Hawaiian Paradise Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawaiian Paradise Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian Paradise Park
  • Honolulu
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honolulu have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honolulu
  • Honolulu Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain View
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Royal Gardens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Gardens

How Far From Hawaiian Beaches to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hawaiian Beaches to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Hawaiian Beaches and extending to:

  • Honolulu, which is the State Capital of Hawaii, lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Hawaiian Beaches to Honolulu, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 4,740 miles [7,628.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 10 days, a buggy would take 186 days and walking would take 270 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 8,822 miles [14,197.6 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 9,430 miles [15,176.1 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 8,110 miles [13,051.8 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hawaiian Beaches. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Hawaii: https://portal.ehawaii.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hawaiian Beaches) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hawaiian Beaches. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 19.5431, Longitude: -154.9158       In this case, the coordinates for Hawaiian Beaches 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 Hawaiian Beaches 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 10.925 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 20.156 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 349.432 degrees.









 

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