Tantalus
Tantalus is a locality in Honolulu County, Hawaii. Tantalus is situated nearby to the locality Dowsett Highlands, as well as near Nuuanu - Punchbowl.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Tantalus and Liljestrand House.
Mount Tantalus
Peak
Photo: Straitgate, Public domain.
Mount Tantalus is an extinct cinder cone in the southern Koʻolau Range on the Hawaiian Island of Oʻahu. It also has a summit crater, Tantalus Crater. The cinder cone formed after the demise of Koʻolau Volcano, during a time of rejuvenated-stage volcanism in southeastern Oʻahu that also formed Punchbowl Crater, Diamond Head and Koko Head as part of the Honolulu Volcanics.
Liljestrand House
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Liljestrand House at 3300 Tantalus Drive in Honolulu, Hawaii, was designed by Vladimir Ossipoff for Dr. Howard and Betty Liljestrand, who had bought the hillside site overlooking downtown Oahu in 1948.
Queen Emma Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hānaiakamalama or Queen Emma Summer Palace, served as a retreat for Queen Emma of Hawaii from 1857 to 1885, as well as for her husband King Kamehameha IV, and their son, Prince Albert Edward.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Makiki Heights and Manoa.
Makiki Heights
Suburb
Photo: public domain, Public domain.
Makiki is an area of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, located northeast of downtown Honolulu, stretching east to west from Punahou Street to Pensacola Street and north to south from Round Top Drive/Makiki Heights Drive to Lunalilo Freeway. Punchbowl, an extinct tuff cone, and Tantalus overlook the Makiki.
Manoa
Suburb
Photo: Sdkb, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mānoa or Mānoa Valley is a valley and residential neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii. The neighborhood is approximately three miles east and inland from downtown Honolulu and less than a mile from Ala Moana and Waikīkī. Manoa is situated 1½ miles southeast of Tantalus.
Manoa-Makiki
Photo: Straitgate, Public domain.
Manoa and Makiki are two prominent neighborhoods of Honolulu situated in the foothills of the Ko'olau Mountains north of Downtown Honolulu. Along with Nu'uanu, these neighborhoods sit within valleys which extend into the Ko'olau Range, varying in character…
Tantalus
- Type: Locality
- Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
21.32968° or 21° 19′ 47″ northLongitude
-157.82384° or 157° 49′ 26″ westElevation
1,335 feet (407 metres)Open location code
73H485HG+VFGeoNames ID
10286563
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