Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Puuomaile

• 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 Puuomaile:
  • 20.892222, -156.218056
  • 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 Puuomaile

• 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 Puuomaile ...

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.

• Cod Fish Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cod Fish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cod Fish Village
• Corn Mill Camp
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corn Mill Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Mill Camp
• Filipino Camp
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Filipino Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filipino Camp
• Haiku
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haiku
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haiku <2>
• Hawaiian - Spanish Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawaiian - Spanish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian - Spanish Village
• Hawaiian Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawaiian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian Village
• Honolulu Nui
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honolulu Nui have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honolulu Nui
• Russian Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Village
• School Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for School Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Village
• Spreckelsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spreckelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spreckelsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spreckelsville <2>
• Store Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Store Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Store Village

How Far From Puuomaile 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 Puuomaile to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Puuomaile once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Puuomaile and extending to:

• Honolulu, which is the State Capital of Hawaii, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<4> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Puuomaile to Honolulu, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 4,755 miles [7,652.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 10 days, a buggy would take 186 days and walking would take 271 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 8,714 miles [14,023.8 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 9,313 miles [14,987.8 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 8,033 miles [12,927.9 km] and it lies to the north (N).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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