USS Bowfin
%20at%20the%20USS%20Bowfin%20Submarine%20Museum%20and%20Park%20at%20Pearl%20Harbor%2C%20Oahu%2C%20Hawaii.jpg?width=1600)
%20from%20shore%20at%20the%20USS%20Bowfin%20Submarine%20Museum%20and%20Park%20at%20Pearl%20Harbor%2C%20Oahu%2C%20Hawaii.jpg?width=480)
%20at%20the%20USS%20Bowfin%20Submarine%20Museum%20and%20Park%20at%20Pearl%20Harbor%2C%20Oahu%2C%20Hawaii.jpg?width=480)
%20at%20the%20USS%20Bowfin%20Submarine%20Museum%20and%20Park%20at%20Pearl%20Harbor%2C%20Oahu%2C%20Hawaii.jpg?width=480)
%20at%20the%20USS%20Bowfin%20Submarine%20Museum%20and%20Park%20at%20Pearl%20Harbor%2C%20Oahu%2C%20Hawaii.jpg?width=480)
%20at%20the%20USS%20Bowfin%20Submarine%20Museum%20and%20Park%20at%20Pearl%20Harbor%2C%20Oahu%2C%20Hawaii.jpg?width=480)
USS Bowfin is an attraction in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Kōnāhuanui (K1) stands 960 m to the east, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Submarine Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
USS Bowfin (SS/AGSS-287), is a Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy named for the bowfin fish. Since 1981, she has been open to public tours at the Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum (formerly USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, next to the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center. Bowfin was laid down by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard at Kittery, Maine, on 23 July 1942 and launched on 7 December 1942 by Mrs. Jane Gawne, wife of Captain James Gawne; she was commissioned on 1 May 1943, with Commander Joseph H. Willingham in command.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q1638840, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1942
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Submarine Memorial: 0.0 mi
- USS Arizona Anchor: 0.1 mi
- Remembrance Circle: 0.1 mi
- USS Arizona Bell: 0.1 mi
- USS Arizona Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Bowfin Park: 0.0 mi
- Aiea Bay State Recreation Park: 0.6 mi
- Oahu Veterans Center Park: 1.0 mi
- Crosspointe Community Park: 1.1 mi
- Sugar Mill Park: 1.1 mi
- USS Arizona: 0.7 mi
- F-5: 1.0 mi
- USS Utah: 1.5 mi
- Ford Island Control Tower: 1.5 mi
- S291: 1.8 mi
- Hickam Harbor Beach: 3.6 mi
- Fort Kamehameha Beach: 3.8 mi
- Ala Moana Beach: 8.0 mi
- Magic Island lagoon: 8.4 mi
- Waikīkī Beach: 9.8 mi
- Puʻukapu: 3.7 mi
- Puʻuʻuaʻu: 4.5 mi
- Puʻupōhaku: 4.6 mi
- Puʻukawipoʻo: 6.4 mi
- Puʻukamana: 6.7 mi
- Bio Filtration Landscape: 1.5 mi
- C. B. Lansing Garden: 2.7 mi
- Urban Garden Center: 2.9 mi
- Na Ulu Kaiwi'ula Native Hawaiian Garden: 5.0 mi
- Ka Māla O Niuhelewai: 5.5 mi
- Honolulu Forest Reserve: 5.3 mi
- Ewa Forest Reserve: 5.4 mi
- Kaneohe Forest Reserve: 7.7 mi
- Kāneʻohe Forest Reserve: 8.0 mi
- Waiahole Forest Reserve: 8.2 mi
- Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal: 6.2 mi
- Queen Lili'uokalani Statue: 6.8 mi
- Patsy Mink: 6.8 mi
- Sky Gate: 7.0 mi
- Kakaako Street Art: 7.0 mi
- Kalauao Spring: 1.1 mi
- Waiawa Spring: 3.2 mi
- Kunawai Spring: 6.0 mi
- Kaaikahi Spring: 7.3 mi
- Kahuawai Spring: 7.7 mi
- Puehuehu: 6.3 mi
- Waikahalulu Falls: 6.4 mi
- Kapena Falls: 6.7 mi
- Waipuhia Falls: 8.6 mi
- Aihualama Falls: 8.8 mi
- Punchbowl Crater: 7.2 mi
- Kuilei Cliffs: 11.5 mi
- Nonoula: 17.0 mi
- Diamond Head Lighthouse: 11.4 mi
- Makapu'u Point Lighthouse: 19.1 mi
- Makapuʻu Meadows: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of USS Bowfin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kōnāhuanui (K1) | E 94° | 960 m | 9.8 mi |
| Kōnāhuanui (K2) | E 96° | 946 m | 9.8 mi |
| Puʻukaua | WNW 296° | 940 m | 11.4 mi |
| Palikea | WNW 287° | 938 m | 10.8 mi |
| Puʻulanihuli | E 90° | 848 m | 8.5 mi |
| Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulani | E 79° | 847 m | 7.5 mi |
| Maunakapu | WNW 284° | 843 m | 10.5 mi |
| Puʻukeahiakahoe | ENE 76° | 841 m | 7.6 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 | 18:00 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 17:23 | 17:56 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Nov–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 74 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 76 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Honolulu Intl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 82000149OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — USS BOWFIN, reference 82000149, listed 11/16/82.
OpenStreetMap element way/165627406
Take the scenic way to USS Bowfin.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.