Nu‘uanu Number Three

Nu‘uanu Number Three is a reservoir in Honolulu County, Hawaii. Nu‘uanu Number Three is situated nearby to the locality Nuuanu - Punchbowl, as well as near Dowsett Highlands.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Tantalus and Mānoa Falls.

Mount Tantalus

Peak

Photo: Straitgate, Public domain.

Mount Tantalus is an extinct cinder cone in the southern Koʻolau Range on the Hawaiian Island of Oʻahu. It also has a summit crater, Tantalus Crater. The cinder cone formed after the demise of Koʻolau Volcano, during a time of rejuvenated-stage volcanism in southeastern Oʻahu that also formed Punchbowl Crater, Diamond Head and Koko Head as part of the Honolulu Volcanics.

Mānoa Falls

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Danieljaycho, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mānoa Falls is a 150-foot waterfall along the Manoa Falls Trail in Honolulu, Hawaii. Swimming in the pool below the waterfall is highly discouraged because there is a threat of becoming infected with Leptospirosis, a disease causing mild to moderate flulike symptoms that can last for 1 to 2 weeks.

Lyon Arboretum

Garden

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.

The Harold L. Lyon Arboretum is a 200-acre arboretum and botanical garden managed by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa located at the upper end of Mānoa Valley in Hawaiʻi. Lyon Arboretum is situated 2½ km southeast of Nu‘uanu Number Three.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manoa-Makiki and Makiki Heights.

Manoa-Makiki

Photo: Straitgate, Public domain.

Manoa and Makiki are two prominent neighborhoods of Honolulu situated in the foothills of the Ko'olau Mountains north of Downtown Honolulu. Along with Nu'uanu, these neighborhoods sit within valleys which extend into the Ko'olau Range, varying in character…

Makiki Heights

Suburb

Photo: public domain, Public domain.

Makiki is an area of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, northeast of downtown Honolulu, stretching east to west from Punahou Street to Pensacola Street and north to south from Round Top Drive/Makiki Heights Drive to Lunalilo Freeway. Punchbowl, an extinct tuff cone, and Tantalus overlook the Makiki. Makiki Heights is situated 4½ km south of Nu‘uanu Number Three.

Manoa

Suburb

Photo: Sdkb, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mānoa or Mānoa Valley is a valley and residential neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii. The neighborhood is about 3 miles east and inland from downtown Honolulu and less than 1 mile from Ala Moana and Waikīkī. Manoa is situated 4½ km south of Nu‘uanu Number Three.

Nu‘uanu Number Three

Type: Reservoir
Also known as: “Nu’uanu Number Three” and “Nuuanu Reservoir Number Three”
Category: body of water
Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

21.35061° or 21° 21′ 2″ north

Longitude

-157.81954° or 157° 49′ 10″ west

Elevation

245 metres (804 feet)

Open location code

73H4952J+65

GeoNames ID

5851601

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In Other Languages

“Nu‘uanu Number Three” goes by many names.

Hawaiian: “Nu‘uanu Reservoir Number Three”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Nuuanu - Punchbowl and Dowsett Highlands.

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