Lyon Arboretum
The Harold L. Lyon Arboretum is a 200-acre arboretum and botanical garden managed by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa located at the upper end of Mānoa Valley in Hawaiʻi.Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
- Type: Garden
- Description: arboretum, botanical garden in Honolulu, Hawaii, US
- Also known as: “Harold L. Lyon Arboretum” and “Lyon Arboretum and Botanical Garden”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mānoa Falls and Mount Tantalus.
Mānoa Falls
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Danieljaycho, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mānoa Falls is a 150-foot waterfall along the Manoa Falls Trail in Honolulu, Hawaii. Swimming in the pool below the waterfall is highly discouraged because there is a threat of becoming infected with Leptospirosis, a disease causing mild to moderate flulike symptoms that can last for 1 to 2 weeks. Mānoa Falls is situated 1 km northeast of Lyon Arboretum.
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.
Institute for Astronomy
University
The Institute for Astronomy is a research unit within the University of Hawaiʻi System, led by Doug Simons as Director. IfA main headquarters are located at 2680 Woodlawn Drive in Honolulu, Hawaii, adjacent to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa campus. Institute for Astronomy is situated 3 km south of Lyon Arboretum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manoa and Makiki Heights.
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 3 km south of Lyon Arboretum.
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. Makiki Heights is situated 4 km southwest of Lyon Arboretum.
Palolo
Suburb
Photo: Rentzb0711, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pālolo is the name of a valley, stream, and residential neighborhood in Honolulu, Hawaii, the United States. The area lies approximately four miles east and inland from downtown Honolulu, less than a mile from Diamond Head. Palolo is situated 4½ km south of Lyon Arboretum.
Lyon Arboretum
- Categories: botanical garden, arboretum, and recreation area
- Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
21.33338° or 21° 20′ 0″ northLongitude
-157.80339° or 157° 48′ 12″ westOpen location code
73H485MW+9JOpenStreetMap ID
node 2071060278OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=gardenWikidata ID
Q2485977
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Lyon Arboretum” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lyon Arboretum”
- German: “Harold L. Lyon Arboretum”
- German: “Lyon Arboretum”
- Polish: “arboretum im. Harolda L. Lyona”
- Polish: “Arboretum im. Harolda L. Lyona”
- Polish: “Harold L. Lyon Arboretum”
- Polish: “Lyon Arboretum”
- Spanish: “Arboreto Lyon”
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