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49 Black Sand Beach

49 Black Sand Beach from directly overhead

49 Black Sand Beach is a beach in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Kohala stands 1,670 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Palace Lawn, a garden 0.6 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates19.93348, -155.88036

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • ʻĀhinahina: 5.7 mi
  • Kapaakea: 5.8 mi
  • Puʻuanahulu: 5.9 mi
  • Mauiloa: 6.1 mi
  • Puʻuhānaʻi: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 37
  • Dolphin Quest Hawaii: 0.8 mi
  • Waikoloa Petroglyph Field: 1.0 mi
  • Blue Hawaiian Helicopter: 1.6 mi
  • Puako Petroglyphs: 2.3 mi
  • Malawakena Beach: 3.4 mi
Parks: 28
  • Kalahuipua'a Historic Park: 1.1 mi
  • Holoholokai Beach Park: 2.0 mi
  • Puako Petroglyph Archaeological Preserve: 2.1 mi
  • Waialea Bay Beach Park: 4.7 mi
  • Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 25
Historic sites: 12
  • Kamehameha V (1830 - 1872): 1.1 mi
  • The Big Three: 6.3 mi
  • Hale o Kapuni Heiau: 7.5 mi
  • Stone Leaning Post: 7.5 mi
  • Mailekini Heiau: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Waiʻilikahi falls: 20.4 mi
  • Nanaue Falls (End of King's Trail): 21.2 mi
  • Hiʻilawe Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Hakalaoa Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Ipuu Falls: 22.1 mi
Museums: 4
Gardens: 3
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of 49 Black Sand Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KohalaNE 47°1,670 m14.3 mi
Puu MalaNE 38°1,455 m14.1 mi
Puu LapalapaNE 35°1,417 m14.2 mi
Potato HillS 170°1,319 m13.9 mi
PuʻuikiNNE 33°1,308 m14.0 mi
KalamaluSSE 161°1,256 m13.9 mi
PuʻuloaNE 41°1,254 m12.9 mi
HainoaSSE 161°1,244 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0618:35
June solstice05:4618:3419:06
September equinox06:1317:5218:21
December solstice06:5517:1817:50

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Nov–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F757577787980818281817977
Precip in1.50.70.90.40.50.60.20.80.60.70.71.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Puukohola Heiau 98.1, 7 mi away.

Mean tidal range 1.43 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Kawaihae, HI, 8 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/796367657

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