Sky Gate
Sky Gate is an artwork in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Kōnāhuanui (K1) stands 960 m to the northeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawaii Mission Houses Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away.
A sculpture that casts a twisted shadow every day, except twice a year during Lāhainā Noon
What the record says
- Built
- 1977
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Eternal Flame for 9/11 Victims: 0.1 mi
- Replica of Liberty Bell: 0.2 mi
- Father Damien Statue: 0.2 mi
- ʻIolani Palace: 0.3 mi
- Eternal Flame: 0.3 mi
- ʻIolani Palace Grounds: 0.3 mi
- Queen Emma Square: 0.4 mi
- Mother Waldron Park: 0.4 mi
- Thomas Square: 0.4 mi
- Dole Park: 0.4 mi
- Paradise Pedals Hawaii: 0.8 mi
- Lili'uokalani Botanical Garden: 1.0 mi
- Kapena Falls Trailhead: 1.5 mi
- Aloha Sails Waikiki: 1.5 mi
- Island Splash Tours: 1.8 mi
- Rocky Hill: 1.9 mi
- Round Top: 2.2 mi
- Puʻukākea: 2.7 mi
- Waahila: 2.9 mi
- Tantalus: 3.3 mi
- Ala Moana Beach: 1.2 mi
- Magic Island lagoon: 1.6 mi
- Waikīkī Beach: 2.8 mi
- Queen Kapi'olani Beach: 3.2 mi
- Kaimana beach: 3.6 mi
- Economic Garden: 0.8 mi
- Herbs: 0.8 mi
- Palm Garden: 0.8 mi
- Prehistoric Glen: 0.8 mi
- Heleconias and Gingers: 0.8 mi
- Patsy Mink: 0.1 mi
- Queen Lili'uokalani Statue: 0.2 mi
- Kakaako Street Art: 0.4 mi
- Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal: 0.8 mi
- Lāhui: 1.0 mi
- Hawaii Mission Houses Museum: 0.1 mi
- King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center: 0.3 mi
- Honolulu Police Department Museum: 0.3 mi
- Washington Place: 0.3 mi
- Capitol Modern: 0.3 mi
- Round Top Forest Reserve: 3.8 mi
- Diamond Head State Monument: 4.4 mi
- Honolulu Forest Reserve: 4.9 mi
- Kāneʻohe Forest Reserve: 7.1 mi
- Kaneohe Forest Reserve: 7.9 mi
- Kunawai Spring: 1.5 mi
- Ka puna hou: 1.8 mi
- Kaaikahi Spring: 1.8 mi
- Kahuawai Spring: 2.6 mi
- Herring Springs: 2.7 mi
- Waikahalulu Falls: 1.0 mi
- Puehuehu: 1.1 mi
- Kapena Falls: 1.6 mi
- Aihualama Falls: 4.0 mi
- Manoa Falls: 4.5 mi
- Punchbowl Crater: 0.8 mi
- Kuilei Cliffs: 4.6 mi
- Nonoula: 10.4 mi
- Diamond Head Lighthouse: 4.5 mi
- Makapu'u Point Lighthouse: 13.3 mi
- Makapuʻu Meadows: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Sky Gate. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kōnāhuanui (K1) | NE 50° | 960 m | 5.7 mi |
| Kōnāhuanui (K2) | NE 52° | 946 m | 5.5 mi |
| Puʻulanihuli | NE 35° | 848 m | 5.4 mi |
| Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulani | NNE 19° | 847 m | 6.1 mi |
| Puʻukeahiakahoe | NNE 18° | 841 m | 6.6 mi |
| Puʻukahuauli | NNE 20° | 830 m | 5.9 mi |
| Maunakapu | NNE 18° | 829 m | 6.3 mi |
| Puʻukaʻaumakua | NNW 349° | 817 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:14 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:59 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 17:23 | 17:55 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 75 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waikiki 717.2, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/546010187
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