Richardson Beach Park
Richardson Beach Park is a park in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Puʻukawaiwai stands 2,773 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Waiuli Beach Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 165 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- County of Hawaiʻi
How to reach it
165 named places within 25 miles
- Hālaʻi: 5.5 mi
- Puʻuhonu: 5.9 mi
- Kupapaʻu Hill: 6.6 mi
- Kalele: 7.0 mi
- Kipaepae: 8.1 mi
- Waiuli Beach Park: 0.2 mi
- Waiolena Beach Park: 0.3 mi
- Carlsmith Beach Park: 0.9 mi
- Kealoha Beach Park: 1.1 mi
- Onekahakaha Beach Park: 1.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 6.3 mi
- Wai‘alae Falls: 6.9 mi
- Onomea Waterfall: 7.4 mi
- Peʻepeʻe Falls: 8.0 mi
- Kulaniapia Falls: 8.1 mi
- Tsunami Clock Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Hilo Coast Railway Flag Pole Base: 3.7 mi
- Tsunami Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Kamehameha: 4.2 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Macadamia Nut Visitor Center: 5.4 mi
- Boiling Pots: 7.7 mi
- Kaumana Caves: 8.3 mi
- Skyline Eco Adventures: 11.4 mi
- Hilo Coffee Mill: 12.7 mi
- Kaūmana Springs: 6.5 mi
- Kaūmana Springs: 6.5 mi
- Kaūmana Springs: 6.5 mi
- Waiākea-Uka Springs: 10.9 mi
- Kapehu Springs: 11.2 mi
- Hawaii Japanese Center: 3.8 mi
- Wailoa Center: 4.2 mi
- Pacific Tsunami Museum: 4.8 mi
- Kenyan K. Beale Community Robotics Center: 4.8 mi
- East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center: 4.9 mi
- Kahōlua O Kahawali Crater: 19.1 mi
- Kapoho Crater: 19.7 mi
- Fissure 8 spatter cone: 20.1 mi
- Puʻulena Crater: 20.4 mi
- Kahuwai Crater: 20.4 mi
- Hilo Nursery Arboretum: 4.4 mi
- Botanical Gardens University of Hawai'i Hilo: 5.0 mi
- 'Imiloa Garden: 5.4 mi
- Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden: 7.2 mi
- Honoli‘i Beach: 5.2 mi
- Ha'ena Beach: 6.6 mi
- Black Sand Beach: 22.2 mi
- Kehena Beach: 24.2 mi
- Waiakea: 7.1 mi
- Kapoho: 19.4 mi
- Laupāhoehoe: 22.5 mi
- Kū: 7.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Richardson Beach Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puʻukawaiwai | WNW 284° | 2,773 m | 24.9 mi |
| Puʻuʻulaʻulua | WNW 285° | 2,696 m | 24.7 mi |
| Puʻukahinahina | WNW 282° | 2,613 m | 24.1 mi |
| Puʻuloa | W 275° | 2,381 m | 24.0 mi |
| ʻAʻahuwela | W 278° | 2,359.45 m | 23.1 mi |
| Puʻuʻōʻō | W 269° | 2,108 m | 24.7 mi |
| Kaloaloa | WNW 285° | 2,024 m | 21.5 mi |
| Magnetic Hill | WNW 281° | 2,012 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:25 | 18:03 | 18:32 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 18:31 | 19:02 |
| September equinox | 06:10 | 17:48 | 18:17 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 17:15 | 17:47 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 71 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 72 |
| Precip in | 7.9 | 10.2 | 12.7 | 9.4 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 8.7 | 10.2 | 14.4 | 12.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hilo Intl AP 87, 3 mi away.
- Hawaiian Coot156 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron139 obs
- Mallard × Hawaiian Duck122 obs
- Hawaiian Convict Surgeonfish118 obs
- Saffron Finch116 obs
- thatch screwpine115 obs
- Thin-shelled Rock Crab92 obs
- Sea Almond84 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/461626901
Day trips start here
- Hilo · 5 mi
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park · 30 mi
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