Tantalus

Tantalus is a locality in , . Tantalus is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Tantalus and Liljestrand House.

Peak
Photo: Straitgate, Public domain.
is an extinct cinder cone in the southern Koʻolau Range on the 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 , and as part of the Honolulu Volcanics.

Museum
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The 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.

Museum
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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.

Suburb
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Makiki is an area of , , northeast of , stretching east to west from Punahou Street to Pensacola Street and north to south from Round Top Drive/Makiki Heights Drive to Lunalilo Freeway. , an extinct tuff cone, and overlook the Makiki.

Suburb
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Mānoa or Mānoa Valley is a valley and residential neighborhood of , Hawaii. The neighborhood is about 3 miles east and inland from and less than 1 mile from Ala Moana and . is situated 2½ km southeast of Tantalus.

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Manoa and Makiki are two prominent neighborhoods of situated in the foothills of the Ko'olau Mountains north of . Along with Nu'uanu, these neighborhoods sit within valleys which extend into the Ko'olau Range, varying in character…

Tantalus

Latitude
21.32968° or 21° 19′ 47″ north
Longitude
-157.82384° or 157° 49′ 26″ west
Elevation
407 metres (1,335 feet)
Open location code
73H485HG+VF
Geo­Names ID
10286563
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