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Fern Forest Hawaii Map

Explore Fern Forest, 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 Fern Forest, Hawaii

How to Use This Fern Forest, Hawaii Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fern Forest, 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 Fern Forest.

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

Latitude	19.466704
Longitude	-155.130241
Population	1,150
Density	35.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96785
Area Code	808
County Seat	Hilo
School District	Hawaii Department of Education

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About Fern Forest, Hawaii

Fern Forest is a locality in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,150. The population density is 35.6 people per km². Fern Forest is located at 19.4667°N, 155.1302°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP code: 96785.

Fern Forest occupies a high-altitude expanse where the volcanic earth sustains an intricate, verdant canopy that thrives in the perpetual damp of the uplands. It lies 13.5 miles southwest of Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI (from Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI: bearing 230°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west-southwest of Ainaloa. The air here carries a heavy, emerald clarity, thick with the scent of damp moss and decomposing organic matter that feeds the dense undergrowth. To the west, the massive, brooding silhouette of Mauna Loa dominates the horizon, its dark bulk defining the limit of the world, while the nearby State Department of Land State Resource Management Area provides a quiet buffer of preserved wildness. Rainfall is a frequent, rhythmic visitor that beads upon the broad leaves of endemic ferns, transforming the landscape into a shimmering gallery of varying greens that seem to pulse with the slow, deliberate metabolism of a rainforest at rest.

Economic life in Fern Forest moves at a pace dictated by the soil and the persistent, cooling mist that rolls down from the higher elevations. While the echoes of older agricultural cycles linger in the memory of the land, the current character of the place is defined by a rugged independence and a deep, quiet kuleana to the stewardship of the Puna Forest Reserve, which lies just a short distance to the east. Residents often traverse the rugged paths toward the Nāpau Crater Trail, seeking the stark, hardened beauty of the volcanic interior, far removed from the Kūkamāhuākea basin or the distant flow of the Waiākea Stream. Life here is measured not by the clock, but by the slow encroachment of the forest, an existence where the modern world feels distant, filtered through the dense, living curtain of trees that define the boundaries of the home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kahauale'a Natural Area Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 167° S
Wao Kele o Puna (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 153° SE
'Ola'a Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 266° W
Glenwood Park (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 318° NW
Akatsuka Orchid Gardens (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 254° W
2400 Degrees Farienheit Glass Gallery & Studio (Gallery) — 3.9 mi, 255° W
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (National Park) — 4.7 mi, 173° S · 379k acres
Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 4.7 mi, 291° W · 133k acres
Volcano Garden Arts (Arts Centre) — 6.5 mi, 251° W
Nāpau Crater Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.5 mi, 190° S
Hilo Coffee Mill (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 022° N
Kilauea State Recreation Area (State Park) — 7.6 mi, 248° W
Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus (Arts Centre) — 7.6 mi, 248° W
Ha'akulamanu - Sulphur Banks (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 254° W
Kilauea Military Camp Theater (Theatre) — 9.5 mi, 257° W
Panaewa Rainforest Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 13.5 mi, 016° N
Papa John Lacho Coltes (Monument) — 15.5 mi, 046° NE
Unknown Park (State Park) — 16.2 mi, 011° N
Ken Yamase Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 16.4 mi, 013° N
Regal Prince Kuhio Stadium 9 (Cinema) — 16.5 mi, 015° N
King Kamehameha Statue (Monument) — 17.7 mi, 011° N
Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 17.8 mi, 011° N
Naha Stone (Historic Ruins) — 18.0 mi, 008° N
Dreams of Paradise (Gallery) — 18.0 mi, 009° N
East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 009° N
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.7 mi, 344° N · 97k acres
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 21.7 mi, 344° N · 20k acres

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