Changing Role of the Crater for Defense
Changing Role of the Crater for Defense is in Honolulu County, Hawaii. Changing Role of the Crater for Defense is situated nearby to the ruins Fire Control Station Diamond Head, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Diamond Head Lookout.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Diamond Head and Diamond Head Lighthouse.
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.
Diamond Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: hitachiota, CC BY 2.0.
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 Lighthouse is situated 530 metres south of Changing Role of the Crater for Defense.
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. Waikīkī Aquarium is situated 1¼ km northwest of Changing Role of the Crater for Defense.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaimuki and Waikiki.
Kaimuki
Suburb
Photo: Travis.Thurston, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaimukī is a residential neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
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.
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 3 km northeast of Changing Role of the Crater for Defense.
Changing Role of the Crater for Defense
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
21.26012° or 21° 15′ 36″ northLongitude
-157.81139° or 157° 48′ 41″ westOpen location code
73H4756Q+2COpenStreetMap ID
node 14117727254OpenStreetMap feature
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Highlights include Diamond Head Lookout and Fire Control Station Diamond Head.
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