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Ford Island Control Tower

Ford Island Control Tower from directly overhead

Ford Island Control Tower is an attraction in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Kōnāhuanui (K1) stands 960 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away.

The story

islet at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, USA

Wikidata Q2485027, matched on coordinates and name (387 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates21.36059, -157.96148

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Historic sites
Parks
  • Bowfin Park: 1.6 mi
  • Neal S. Blaisdell Park: 1.7 mi
  • Wela Loop Park: 1.8 mi
  • Amelia Earhart Rec Park: 2.0 mi
  • Aiea Bay State Recreation Park: 2.0 mi
Beaches
Peaks
Gardens: 36
Artworks: 20
Springs: 15
Waterfalls: 11
  • Puehuehu: 7.3 mi
  • Waikahalulu Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Kapena Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Waipuhia Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Aihualama Falls: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Makapuʻu Meadows: 19.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Ford Island Control Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kōnāhuanui (K1)E 91°960 m11.2 mi
Kōnāhuanui (K2)E 93°946 m11.1 mi
PuʻukauaWNW 302°940 m10.4 mi
PalikeaWNW 293°938 m9.7 mi
PuʻuhapapaNW 309°879 m11.8 mi
PuʻulanihuliE 87°848 m9.9 mi
Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulaniENE 78°847 m9.0 mi
MaunakapuWNW 289°843 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:1418:44
June solstice05:5118:4519:17
September equinox06:2118:0018:29
December solstice07:0617:2317:56

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Nov–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F747475777880828282807876
Precip in1.81.92.40.80.80.50.50.80.91.52.22.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Honolulu Intl AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/357210512

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