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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: 34
  • 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: 27
  • 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 14.4 miles of 49 Black Sand Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KohalaNE1,670 m14.3 mi
ʻEkeNE1,622 m14.3 mi
PuʻupālailaiNE1,490 m14.4 mi
Puu MalaNE1,455 m14.1 mi
Puu LapalapaNE1,417 m14.2 mi
Potato HillS1,319 m13.9 mi
KalamaluSSE1,256 m13.9 mi
PuʻuloaNE1,254 m12.9 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 50–80 °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 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/796367657

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