Vaiola Point
Vaiola Point is a cape in Eastern District, American Samoa. Vaiola Point is situated nearby to the village Alega, as well as near Avaio.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rainmaker Mountain and Breakers Point Naval Guns.
Rainmaker Mountain
Peak
Photo: Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rainmaker Mountain is the name of a mountain located near Pago Pago, American Samoa on Tutuila Island. Rainmaker Mountain traps rain clouds and gives Pago Pago the highest annual rainfall of any harbor.
Breakers Point Naval Guns
Protected area
The Breakers Point Naval Guns are a historic World War II-era defensive fortification on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa. It consists of two 6-inch Mark 8 Model 2 naval guns, mounted on circular concrete platforms about 200-foot above sea level at the end of Papatele Ridge, which flanks the east side of Pago Pago Harbor.
Masefau Defensive Fortifications
Protected area
The Masefau Defensive Fortifications consist of a pair of concrete pillboxes on the shores of Masefau Bay on the island of Tutuila in the United States territory of American Samoa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aʻumi, American Samoa and Afono.
Aʻumi, American Samoa
Village
Aʻumi is a village on the central south coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located to the east of Pago Pago Harbor and west of Alega. Fatutoʻaga Rock is an islet which lies outside Lauliʻi near Aumi.
Afono
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Afono is a village on the northeast coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. One of the island's more populous villages, it is located on the edge of Afono Bay, at the eastern edge of the National Park of American Samoa.
Vaiola Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Eastern District, American Samoa, United States, North America
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Latitude
-14.28461° or 14° 17′ 5″ southLongitude
-170.63913° or 170° 38′ 21″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
52QFP986+58OpenStreetMap ID
node 7807565758OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
5880930
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alega Beach and Tauga Rock.
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