Twin Craters
Twin Craters is a crater in Hawaii County, Hawaii and has an elevation of 1,183 metres. Twin Craters is situated nearby to the locality Thurston Lava Tube, as well as near the suburb Mauna Loa Estates.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kīlauea and Volcano Art Center.
Kīlauea
Volcano
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Kīlauea is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. It is located along the southeastern shore of Hawaii Island. The volcano is between 210,000 and 280,000 years old and grew above sea level about 100,000 years ago. Kīlauea is situated 3½ km west of Twin Craters.
Kilauea Military Camp
Military installation
Photo: JGKlein, Public domain.
Kīlauea Military Camp is operated as a Morale, Welfare and Recreation facility on Hawai‘i Island, also known as the Big Island, in Hawaiʻi. It is located inside Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Kilauea Military Camp is situated 4 km northwest of Twin Craters.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Volcano Village and Mauna Loa Estates.
Volcano Village
Photo: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Volcano, or Volcano Village, is a census-designated place in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States located in the District of Puna with a small portion of the CDP in the District of Kaʻū. As of the 2020 census, Volcano had a population of 736.
Mauna Loa Estates
Suburb
Mauna Loa Estates is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is on the eastern side of Kilauea on the island of Hawaii and is bordered to the north, across Hawaii Route 11, by the community of Volcano. Mauna Loa Estates is situated 3 km northeast of Twin Craters.
Royal Hawaiian Estates
Suburb
Royal Hawaiian Estates is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is on the eastern side of the island of Hawaii and is bordered to the north by Hawaii Route 11 and to the east by the community of Fern Forest. Royal Hawaiian Estates is situated 7 km northeast of Twin Craters.
Twin Craters
- Type: Crater
- Category: landform
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.41723° or 19° 25′ 2″ northLongitude
-155.24166° or 155° 14′ 30″ westElevation
1,183 metres (3,881 feet)Open location code
73F6CQ85+V8GeoNames ID
5853839
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