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Discovery Harbour Hawaii Map

Explore Discovery Harbour, Hawaii, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Discovery Harbour, Hawaii

How to Use This Discovery Harbour, Hawaii Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Discovery Harbour, Hawaii. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Hawaii or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Discovery Harbour.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Discovery Harbour
State	Hawaii (HI)
County	Hawaii County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu)

Latitude	19.042893
Longitude	-155.630392
Population	1,171
Density	127.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96772
Area Code	808
County Seat	Hilo
School District	Hawaii Department of Education

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About Discovery Harbour, Hawaii

Discovery Harbour is a locality in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,171. The population density is 127.0 people per km². Discovery Harbour is located at 19.0429°N, 155.6304°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP code: 96772.

Discovery Harbour occupies a volcanic plateau where the air holds a permanent, saline weight, carried four miles inland from the Pacific Ocean. It lies 57.3 miles southwest of Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI (from Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI: bearing 229°T), and is situated 9.0 miles east-southeast of Hawaiian Ocean View. The landscape is defined by the rigid, porous obsidian of ancient flows, softened only by the persistent reach of tall grasses and the occasional, fragrant drift of plumeria. To the west, the massive bulk of Mauna Loa dominates the horizon, a silent, earthen sentinel that dictates the slope of the land toward the deep, shadowed creases of Alapaʻi Gulch. The light here at dusk settles with a heavy, bruised violet hue, catching the edges of the jagged rock and casting long, thin fingers of shadow across the State Department of Land State Resource Management Area, where the silence remains undisturbed by the hurried pace of the modern world.

Discovery Harbour reflects a quiet departure from the industrial intensity of the old sugarcane and pineapple eras, trading the clamor of plantation life for a measured, residential stillness. The local economy persists in a modest, self-reliant cadence, far removed from the bustling commerce of the larger islands, yet tethered to the deep kuleana of the land. Residents look toward the distant, shimmering expanse of Pulehua Island or venture toward the rugged terrain near the Kahawaikōlono, where the water carves its path through the dark, volcanic earth. Life here is measured not by the clock, but by the subtle shifts in the trade winds and the seasonal cycles that govern the growth of taro lo'i and the quiet maintenance of the land. Even the nearby Waipouli remains an enigma of calm, mirroring the stoic endurance of a place that honors its Polynesian voyaging heritage through the simple, daily act of remaining rooted in such a singular, volcanic geography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ka'u Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 354° N
Mark Twain's Monkeypod Tree (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 042° NE
Satellite Ground Station (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 227° SW
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (National Park) — 3.0 mi, 293° NW · 379k acres
Ka`U/Kapapala (Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 011° N
Big Island Farm Sanctuary (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 212° SW
Green Sand Beach (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 188° S
Sea Arch (Attraction) — 8.3 mi, 191° S
Lua Mākālei (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 198° S
Manuka Natural Area Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 299° NW
Manuka State Wayside (State Park) — 13.4 mi, 290° W
Mauna Loa-Mauna Kea Forest Site (Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 318° NW
Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 17.5 mi, 049° NE · 133k acres
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.1 mi, 340° N · 97k acres
Animal Pen (Historic Ruins) — 31.5 mi, 325° NW
Chief Keawe House Complex (Historic Ruins) — 31.5 mi, 325° NW
Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historic Park Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 31.9 mi, 325° NW
Kona Potters Guild (Public Artwork) — 32.0 mi, 329° NW
Kealakekua Bay Marine Life Conservation District (Marine Protected Area) — 35.1 mi, 328° NW
Kilauea Military Camp Theater (Theatre) — 35.8 mi, 041° NE
Kona Coffee Living History Farm (Museum) — 36.0 mi, 329° NW
Volcano Art Center Gallery (Gallery) — 36.1 mi, 042° NE
Volcano Garden Arts (Arts Centre) — 37.9 mi, 044° NE
2400 Degrees Farienheit Glass Gallery & Studio (Gallery) — 40.4 mi, 046° NE
Lekeleke Burial Grounds (Monument) — 41.1 mi, 329° NW
Blue Sea Artisans Gallery (Gallery) — 42.4 mi, 329° NW
Keauhou Kahaluʻu Heritage Center (Museum) — 42.4 mi, 329° NW
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 55.0 mi, 023° NE · 20k acres
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 55.0 mi, 329° NW
Kekaha Kai State Park (State Park) — 56.2 mi, 333° NW

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