Russian Fort Elizabeth
Pāʻulaʻula State Historical Park is a National Historic Landmark and is administered as the Pāʻulaʻula State Historical Park just southeast of present-day Waimea on the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cook Landing Site and Lucy Wright Park.
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.
Lucy Wright Park
Park
Lucy Wright Park, also referred to as Lucy Wright Beach Park, is a 4.48 acre public park in the town of Waimea. The park is named after Lucy Wright, a prominent member of the Waimea community and the first native Hawaiian schoolteacher.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waimea and Pākalā Village.
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.
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 2½ km southeast of Russian Fort Elizabeth.
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 northwest of Russian Fort Elizabeth.
Russian Fort Elizabeth
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Kauai, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
21.95103° or 21° 57′ 4″ northLongitude
-159.66407° or 159° 39′ 51″ westElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
73H2X82P+C9OpenStreetMap ID
way 443349755OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
5853544
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Russian Fort Elizabeth” goes by many names.
- German: “Russisches Fort”
- Portuguese: “Forte Elizabeth, Havaí”
- Spanish: “Fort Elizabeth”
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