Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Makena, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Makena and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Makena
- 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 Makena:
- 19.398056, -154.994167
- 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 Makena
- 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
Communities Also Named Makena ...
We found one communities that share the name Makena.
There is one other community in Hawaii which is also named Makena.
Beyond Hawaii.
- Communities Located In Hawaii ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Makena ...
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.
- Fern Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Forest
- Ferndale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Hawaiian Beaches
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawaiian Beaches have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian Beaches
- Hawaiian Paradise Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawaiian Paradise Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian Paradise Park
- Honolulu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Honolulu Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honolulu Landing
- Mountain View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <3>
- Royal Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Gardens
How Far From Makena 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 Makena to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Makena and extending to:
- Honolulu, which is the State Capital of Hawaii, lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Makena 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 4,750 miles [7,644.4 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 8,830 miles [14,210.5 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 9,437 miles [15,187.4 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 8,120 miles [13,067.9 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Makena. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Hawaii: https://portal.ehawaii.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Makena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Makena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 19.3981, Longitude: -154.9942 In this case, the coordinates for Makena have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Makena 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 11.029 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 20.309 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 349.482 degrees. |