Vailega Spring

Vailega Spring is a spring in Manuʻa Islands, American Samoa. Vailega Spring is situated nearby to the locality Faga, as well as near the village Faleasao.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lata Mountain and Tau Airport.

Lata Mountain

Peak

Lata Mountain is the summit of the island of Taʻū in the Manuʻa Islands. The summit of Lata Mountain is the highest point in American Samoa. The easiest route up is a 2.5mi trail maintained by the National Park Service. Lata Mountain is situated 2 miles east of Vailega Spring.

Tau Airport

Ruins

Tau Airport was a privately owned, private-use airport located 1.6 kilometers southeast of the village of Ta‘ū on the island of Ta‘ū in American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the United States. Tau Airport is situated 2 miles west of Vailega Spring.

Tui Manu’a Graves Monument

Protected area

The Tui Manu'a Graves Monument is a funerary marker and grave site on the island Ta'u, the largest island of the Manu'a group in American Samoa. It is located northwest of the junction of Ta'u Village and Ta'u Island Roads on the west side of the island. Tui Manu’a Graves Monument is situated 2½ miles west of Vailega Spring.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Faleasao and Ta’u.

Faleasao

Village

Faleāsao is a village in American Samoa. Administratively, it is located in Faleāsao County, Manuʻa District, on the northern shore of Taʻū Island. It is divided into two sub-villages: Siʻuaʻi, consisting of the eastern half; and Tufulele, consisting of the western half. Faleasao is situated 2 miles west of Vailega Spring.

Ta’u

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Taʻū is the largest inhabited island in the Manuʻa Islands in American Samoa and the easternmost volcanic island of the Samoan Islands. In the early 19th century, the island was sometimes called Opoun.

Fitiuta

Village

Fitiuta, also known as Fiti'uta or Maia, is a village on the northeast coast of Taʻū island, one of the Manuʻa Islands in American Samoa. As of the 2010 United States census, it had a population of 153. Fitiuta is situated 3½ miles east of Vailega Spring.

Vailega Spring

Type: Spring
Category: body of water
Location: Manuʻa Islands, American Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

-14.22194° or 14° 13′ 19″ south

Longitude

-169.48222° or 169° 28′ 56″ west

Elevation

217 feet (66 metres)

Open location code

52QGQGH9+64

GeoNames ID

5880945

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