Sand Island State Recreation Area
Sand Island State Recreation Area is a park in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Kōnāhuanui (K1) stands 960 m to the east-northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is site of former water feature, a historic site 1.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- State of Hawaii - Division of State Parks
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- site of former water feature: 1.1 mi
- Confucius (551-479 BC): 1.3 mi
- Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville Collision Memorial: 1.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.4 mi
- King Kamehameha the Great Statue: 1.4 mi
- William G Irwin Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Walker Park: 1.2 mi
- Tamarind Park: 1.4 mi
- Aala Park: 1.4 mi
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Paradise Pedals Hawaii: 1.7 mi
- Lili'uokalani Botanical Garden: 2.0 mi
- Kapena Falls Trailhead: 2.6 mi
- Aloha Sails Waikiki: 2.9 mi
- Hitachi Tree: 3.0 mi
- Puʻukapu: 3.2 mi
- Rocky Hill: 3.6 mi
- Round Top: 3.9 mi
- Puʻukākea: 4.3 mi
- Waahila: 4.6 mi
- Ala Moana Beach: 2.4 mi
- Magic Island lagoon: 2.7 mi
- Waikīkī Beach: 4.2 mi
- Queen Kapi'olani Beach: 4.5 mi
- Hickam Harbor Beach: 4.5 mi
- Ka Māla O Niuhelewai: 1.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 1.7 mi
- Foster Botanical Garden: 1.7 mi
- Economic Garden: 1.7 mi
- Prehistoric Glen: 1.8 mi
- Lāhui: 1.4 mi
- Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal: 1.4 mi
- Kakaako Street Art: 1.5 mi
- Patsy Mink: 1.6 mi
- Queen Lili'uokalani Statue: 1.6 mi
- King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center: 1.4 mi
- Hawaii Children's Discovery Center: 1.5 mi
- Capitol Modern: 1.6 mi
- Hawaii Mission Houses Museum: 1.6 mi
- Washington Place: 1.6 mi
- Honolulu Forest Reserve: 5.2 mi
- Round Top Forest Reserve: 5.4 mi
- Diamond Head State Monument: 5.8 mi
- Kāneʻohe Forest Reserve: 7.8 mi
- Kaneohe Forest Reserve: 8.4 mi
- Kunawai Spring: 2.1 mi
- Kaaikahi Spring: 3.2 mi
- Ka puna hou: 3.4 mi
- Kahuawai Spring: 4.0 mi
- Booth Spring: 4.1 mi
- Waikahalulu Falls: 2.0 mi
- Puehuehu: 2.0 mi
- Kapena Falls: 2.7 mi
- Aihualama Falls: 5.4 mi
- Manoa Falls: 5.9 mi
- Punchbowl Crater: 2.4 mi
- Kuilei Cliffs: 5.9 mi
- Nonoula: 12.1 mi
- Diamond Head Lighthouse: 5.8 mi
- Makapu'u Point Lighthouse: 14.9 mi
- Makapuʻu Meadows: 14.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Sand Island State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kōnāhuanui (K1) | ENE 59° | 960 m | 7.1 mi |
| Kōnāhuanui (K2) | ENE 61° | 946 m | 6.9 mi |
| Puʻulanihuli | NE 47° | 848 m | 6.5 mi |
| Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulani | NNE 32° | 847 m | 6.8 mi |
| Puʻukeahiakahoe | NNE 31° | 841 m | 7.3 mi |
| Puʻukahuauli | NNE 34° | 830 m | 6.7 mi |
| Maunakapu | NNE 31° | 829 m | 7.0 mi |
| Puʻukaʻaumakua | N 356° | 817 m | 13.6 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 | 07:05 | 17:23 | 17:55 |
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, 4 mi away.
- Imperial Nudibranch329 obs
- Pustulose Wart Slug240 obs
- Zebra Dove199 obs
- Blue-billed White-Tern184 obs
- Red-crested Cardinal171 obs
- Whitemouth Moray162 obs
- Abbott's Moray153 obs
- Gloomy Nudibranch151 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.
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