Diamond Head
Diamond Head is a cape in Honolulu County, Hawaii. Diamond Head is situated nearby to the locality Kaʻalāwai, as well as near Leahi Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Diamond Head Lighthouse and Diamond Head.
Diamond Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Diamond Head Lighthouse is a United States Coast Guard facility located on Diamond Head in Honolulu, on the island of Oʻahu in the State of Hawaiʻi. The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Diamond Head
Peak
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Diamond Head is a volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island 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.
Waikīkī Aquarium
Public aquarium
Photo: Meowmeow10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Waikīkī Aquarium is an aquarium in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. It was founded in 1904 and has been an institution of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa since 1919.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaimuki and Kahala.
Kaimuki
Suburb
Photo: Travis.Thurston, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaimukī is a residential neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Kaimuki is situated 1½ miles north of Diamond Head.
Kahala
Suburb
Eastern Honolulu is an area of Honolulu, made up of several neighborhoods between the Diamond Head crater near Waikiki and Makapu'u Point, the very southeastern corner of Oahu. Kahala is situated 2 miles northeast of Diamond Head.
Waikiki
Photo: Luis Argerich, CC BY 2.0.
One of the best-known beaches in the world, Waikiki is a famous district of the city of Honolulu, on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu. Sandwiched between the Ala Wai Canal and the ocean in the shadow of the towering Diamond Head crater, Waikiki is noted for being the tourist center of the Hawaiian Islands.
Diamond Head
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
21.25488° or 21° 15′ 18″ northLongitude
-157.80824° or 157° 48′ 30″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
73H4753R+XPGeoNames ID
12225221
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Leahi Park and Kaʻalāwai.
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