Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Galveston: 1  Indiana University-Kokomo (about 9 miles; Kokomo, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,500). 2  Indiana Wesleyan University (about 29 miles; Marion, IN; FT enrollment: 13,681). 3  Taylor University (about 38 miles; Upland, IN; FT enrollment: 2,272).
As you can see, most of Hawaii resides at over 2,000 feet above sea level. In fact the mean elevation of Hawai&#096i is 3,030 feet above sea level. It ranks tenth among the 50 states. Of course, the lowest points in Hawai`i are sea level at the Pacific Ocean. The highest point in the state is located in Hawai`i County on the island of Hawai`i, the big island. Mauna Kea rises 13,796 feet above sea level in the northeastern part of the island, about 99 miles west of Hilo. It's surrounded by Mauna Kea Forest Reserve. [ Topographic map ].
Its top is 1000 m (3000 feet) below the water surface, and it will break the surface in the next 10,000 to 100,000 years. The illustration to the left shows the southeast flank of the Big Island and offshore. The shoreline is the boundary between yellow and green and is labeled.