Diamond Head Lighthouse

Diamond Head Lighthouse is a United States Coast Guard facility located on in Honolulu, on the island of Oʻahu in the State of . The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and was featured on a United States postage stamp in June 2007.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Hawaii, United States
  • Also known as: “Diamond Head Light”
  • Address: 3399 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, HI

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Diamond Head and Waikīkī Aquarium.

Peak
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is a volcanic tuff cone on the of Oʻahu. It is known to Hawaiians as Lēʻahi, which is most likely derived from lae plus ʻahi because the shape of the ridgeline resembles the shape of a tuna's dorsal fin.

Public aquarium
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The is an aquarium in , , United States. It was founded in 1904 and has been an institution of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa since 1919. is situated 1½ km northwest of Diamond Head Lighthouse.

Zoo
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The is a 42-acre zoo in Queen Kapiʻolani Park in , . It is the only zoo in the United States to be established by grants made by a sovereign monarch and is built on part of the 300-acre royal Queen Kapiʻolani Park. is situated 2 km northwest of Diamond Head Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaimuki and Kahala.

Suburb
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Kaimukī is a residential neighborhood of , Hawaii, United States. is situated 2½ km north of Diamond Head Lighthouse.

Suburb
Eastern Honolulu is an area of , made up of several neighborhoods between the Diamond Head crater near and Makapu'u Point, the very southeastern corner of Oahu. is situated 3 km northeast of Diamond Head Lighthouse.

Photo: Luis Argerich, CC BY 2.0.
One of the best-known beaches in the world, is a famous district of the city of , on the of . Sandwiched between the Ala Wai Canal and the ocean in the shadow of the towering Diamond Head crater, is noted for being the tourist center of the Hawaiian Islands.

Diamond Head Lighthouse

Latitude
21.25571° or 21° 15′ 21″ north
Longitude
-157.8095° or 157° 48′ 34″ west
Elevation
148 metres (486 feet)
Inception
1917
Height
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
73H4754R+76
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1254582682
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
5855650
Wiki­data ID
Q5270818
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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“Diamond Head Lighthouse” goes by many names.

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