Lucy Wright Park
Lucy Wright Park, also referred to as Lucy Wright Beach Park, is a 4.48 acre public park in the town of Waimea. The park is named after Lucy Wright, a prominent member of the Waimea community and the first native Hawaiian schoolteacher.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Russian Fort Elizabeth and Cook Landing Site.
Russian Fort Elizabeth
Protected area
Photo: Mel29, Public domain.
Pāʻulaʻula State Historical Park is a National Historic Landmark and is administered as the Pāʻulaʻula State Historical Park just southeast of present-day Waimea on the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi. Russian Fort Elizabeth is situated 190 metres southeast of Lucy Wright Park.
Cook Landing Site
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Cook Landing Site in Waimea on Kauaʻi island in Hawaii, is where Captain James Cook landed at the mouth of the Waimea River on January 20, 1778. Cook was the first European reported to have sighted the Hawaiian Islands, and the January 20 landfall on southwestern Kauaʻi was his first arrival upon Hawaiian soil.
Hofgaard Park
Park
Hofgaard Park is a narrow park between Kaumualiʻi Highway and Waimea Road in the town of Waimea. The park was named after Judge Christopher Blom Hofgaard who was a resident in Waimea. Hofgaard Park is situated 240 metres northwest of Lucy Wright Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waimea and Pākalā Village.
Waimea
Town
Photo: Bob Linsdell, CC BY 3.0.
Waimea is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaii, United States. It is on the southwest coast of the island of Kauaʻi and had a population of 2,057 at the 2020 census. The first Europeans to reach Hawaii landed in Waimea in 1778.
Pākalā Village
Hamlet
Photo: Polihale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pākalā Village is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 286 at the 2020 census. Pākalā Village is situated 3 km southeast of Lucy Wright Park.
Kekaha
Town
Photo: Polihale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kekaha is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 3,715 at the 2020 census, up from 3,175 at the 2000 census. Kekaha is situated 5 km west of Lucy Wright Park.
Lucy Wright Park
- Type: Park
- Description: municipal park in Waimea, Hawaii
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Kauai, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
21.95306° or 21° 57′ 11″ northLongitude
-159.66562° or 159° 39′ 56″ westOpen location code
73H2X83M+6QOpenStreetMap ID
way 633802395OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q28224564
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