Nihoa Gulch

Nihoa Gulch is a valley in Kauai, Hawaii and has an elevation of 70 metres. Nihoa Gulch is situated nearby to the town Waimea, as well as near the area Hipo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Russian Fort Elizabeth and Hofgaard Park.

Russian Fort Elizabeth

Protected area

Photo: Mel29, Public domain.

Pāʻulaʻula State Historical Park is a National Historic Landmark just southeast of present-day Waimea on the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi. It is the last remaining Native Hawaiian fort on the Hawaiian Islands, built in the early 19th century by natives with an Italian-based design provided by a German traveler who arrived on a Russian-American Company ship, as a project of High Chief Kaumualiʻi. Russian Fort Elizabeth is situated 4 km south of Nihoa Gulch.

Hofgaard Park

Park

Hofgaard Park is a narrow park between Kaumualiʻi Highway and Waimea Road in the town of Waimea. The park was named after Judge Christopher Blom Hofgaard who was a resident in Waimea. Hofgaard Park is situated 3½ km south of Nihoa Gulch.

Cook Landing Site

Protected area

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Cook Landing Site in Waimea on Kauaʻi island in Hawaii, is where Captain James Cook landed at the mouth of the Waimea River on January 20, 1778. Cook was the first European reported to have sighted the Hawaiian Islands, and the January 20 landfall on southwestern Kauaʻi was his first arrival upon Hawaiian soil. Cook Landing Site is situated 3½ km south of Nihoa Gulch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waimea and Kekaha.

Waimea

Town

Photo: Bob Linsdell, CC BY 3.0.

Waimea is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaii, United States. It is on the southwest coast of the island of Kauaʻi and had a population of 2,057 at the 2020 census. The first Europeans to reach Hawaii landed in Waimea in 1778. Waimea is situated 3 km south of Nihoa Gulch.

Kekaha

Town

Photo: Polihale, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kekaha is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 3,715 at the 2020 census, up from 3,175 at the 2000 census. Kekaha is situated 6 km west of Nihoa Gulch.

Pākalā Village

Hamlet

Photo: Polihale, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pākalā Village is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 286 at the 2020 census. Pākalā Village is situated 6 km south of Nihoa Gulch.

Nihoa Gulch

Type: Valley with an elevation of 70 metres
Category: landform
Location: Kauai, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

21.98531° or 21° 59′ 7″ north

Longitude

-159.66027° or 159° 39′ 37″ west

Elevation

70 metres (230 feet)

Open location code

73H2X8PQ+4V

GeoNames ID

5851459

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