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Kaumakani Hawaii Map

Explore Kaumakani, 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 Kaumakani, Hawaii

How to Use This Kaumakani, Hawaii Map

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

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

Latitude	21.916111
Longitude	-159.619722
Population	672
Density	273.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	96747, 96769
Area Code	808
County Seat	Līhuʻe
School District	Hawaii Department of Education

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About Kaumakani, Hawaii

Kaumakani is a locality in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States. It is a small community with a population of 672. The population density is 273.4 people per km². Kaumakani is located at 21.9161°N, 159.6197°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP codes: 96747, 96769.

Kaumakani exists as a sun-drenched corridor of land where the trade winds carry the salt-heavy breath of the Pacific Ocean across low-lying fields. It lies 22.6 miles west-southwest of Kapaa, HI (from Kapaa, HI: bearing 237°T), and is situated 6.0 miles west of Kalaheo. The landscape remains defined by its proximity to the rugged Kukamahu Gulch, which carves a deep, shadow-filled scar into the earth just a mile away, while the distant, jagged silhouette of ʻAʻaka Ridge provides a constant, immovable horizon against the pale sky. Nearby, the State Department of Land State Resource Management Area offers a quiet expanse of protected terrain, its dry grasses and scrubby brush shifting in color from tawny gold to a muted, dusty green as the light wanes. The air here holds a distinct, lingering clarity, an atmospheric stillness that seems to sharpen the edges of the volcanic soil and the distant, shimmering blue of the water.

Kaumakani retains the skeletal architecture of a legacy once dominated by the rhythmic labor of the sugarcane industry, a history that still informs the skeletal layout of its quiet, grid-like streets. Workers once looked toward the Hanapepe River, which flows two miles distant, as a vital artery for the valley, though modern life has largely receded from the frantic pace of the plantation era. Residents occasionally traverse the Olokele Trail, seeking the elevation and solitude of the higher ground, or gaze toward the distant Kaawanui Reservoir, a rare, still eye of water reflecting the changing clouds. Life in Kaumakani moves with a deliberate, unadorned grace, grounded by the kuleana of those who tend to the soil and maintain the quiet continuity of a place that prefers the weight of its own heritage to the clamor of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Niihau Helicopter (Attraction) — 0.1 mi, 079° E
Salt Pond State Park (State Park) — 1.2 mi, 148° SE
Hanapepe Salt Ponds Historic Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 142° SE
Salt Fields (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 142° SE
Hanapepe Stadium Park (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 114° SE
Hanapepe Town Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 101° E
Lilo & Stitch (Public Artwork) — 2.1 mi, 099° E
Hanapepe Swinging Bridge (Viewpoint) — 2.1 mi, 098° E
Glass Beach (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 119° SE
Glass Sand Beach (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 118° SE
Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park (State Park) — 3.7 mi, 312° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 317° NW
Captain James Cook, R.N. (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 311° NW
Waimea Athletic Field (Local Recreation) — 4.5 mi, 310° NW
Lihu'e-koloa Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 073° E
Screen (Cinema) — 11.0 mi, 302° NW
Afeinberg Photography (Gallery) — 11.8 mi, 103° E
Merchant Marine (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 309° NW
Coast Guard (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 309° NW
Huleia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.4 mi, 083° E · 480 acres
Grove Farm Homestead Plantation Museum (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 078° E
Kauai Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 076° E
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 21.1 mi, 013° N
Heiau (Historic Ruins) — 21.1 mi, 006° N
Waioli Mission House Museum (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 021° N
Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.1 mi, 027° NE · 1,838 acres
Afeinberg Gallery + Fafo Jewelry (Gallery) — 21.4 mi, 022° N

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