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Waimea Hawaii Map

Explore Waimea, 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 Waimea, Hawaii

How to Use This Waimea, Hawaii Map

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

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

Latitude	20.010327
Longitude	-155.625491
Population	9,904
Density	97.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	96712, 96796, 96743
Area Code	808
County Seat	Līhuʻe
School District	Hawaii Department of Education

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About Waimea, Hawaii

Waimea is a locality in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States. It has a population of approximately 9,904. The population density is 97.1 people per km². Waimea is located at 20.0103°N, 155.6255°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP codes: 96712, 96796, 96743.

Waimea unfolds where the relentless salt-spray of the Pacific Ocean meets the jagged, volcanic architecture of the shore. It lies 24.0 miles west-southwest of Kapaa, HI (from Kapaa, HI: bearing 247°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west-northwest of Kalaheo. The Waimea River carves a path through the earth here, its currents pulling toward the surf as the land rises sharply toward the rugged Kaleinamanu Ridge. Just a mile inland, the deep, scarred earth of Waimea Canyon offers a stark contrast to the low-lying coast, while the stillness of the nearby Waikaia Reservoir provides a quiet reprieve from the constant motion of the tides. The air often carries the heavy, humid weight of the sea, cooling as it climbs toward the distant canopy of the Puʻukapele Forest Reserve, where the light shifts from a brilliant, bleaching gold to a bruised, violet shadow by late afternoon.

Captain Cooks Memorial Park serves as the anchoring center of this landscape, marking a site where the echoes of early maritime contact remain fixed in the consciousness of the residents. While the remnants of a once-vast plantation economy—the ghosts of sugarcane and pineapple—still inform the local rhythm, the character of Waimea is sustained today by the quiet kuleana of those who tend to the taro lo'i and honor the long tradition of Polynesian voyaging. The pace here is dictated not by the clock, but by the swells of the Pacific Ocean and the seasonal shift of the trade winds that rattle the plumeria leaves. Life in Waimea persists with a deliberate, singular gravity, far removed from the frantic pace of the outside world, grounded by a history that is written as much in the soil as in the oral memory of the people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kohala Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 316° NW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 292° W
Church Row Monument (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 292° W
Wiamea Park (Local Park) — 3.0 mi, 285° W
Pu'u O 'umi Natural Area Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 303° NW
Whitefin Shark Fishpond - Lalakea Loko I'a (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 017° N
Waipio Lookout (Viewpoint) — 7.9 mi, 020° N
Waimanu & King's Trailhead (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 013° N
Waipi'o Valley Shuttle Rides (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 024° NE
Plantation Days Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 065° NE
Kalopa State Recreation Area (State Park) — 12.1 mi, 081° E
Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site (Marine Protected Area) — 12.5 mi, 275° W
Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area (State Park) — 12.5 mi, 264° W
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 12.8 mi, 273° W
Stone Leaning Post (Historic Ruins) — 12.9 mi, 275° W
The Big Three (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 270° W
ʻouli (Historic Ruins) — 13.1 mi, 266° W
Beach "69" (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 261° W
Lahaina Galleries (Gallery) — 15.9 mi, 253° W
Waikoloa Luxury Cinemas (Cinema) — 17.8 mi, 248° W
Kamehameha V (1830 - 1872) (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 249° W
Buddha Point (Public Artwork) — 18.0 mi, 252° W
Al Zeidman Gallery (Gallery) — 20.6 mi, 320° NW
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.0 mi, 117° SE · 97k acres
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 22.9 mi, 111° E · 20k acres
Laupahoehoe Train Museum (Museum) — 25.5 mi, 094° E
Kona Cloud Forest - Guided Walking Tours (Nature Reserve) — 29.6 mi, 225° SW
Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 33.3 mi, 164° S · 133k acres
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (National Park) — 33.3 mi, 164° S · 379k acres
Interpretive Center (Museum) — 34.6 mi, 224° SW

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