Opana Radar Site
The Opana Radar Site is a National Historic Landmark and IEEE Milestone that commemorates the first operational use of radar by the United States in wartime, during the attack on Pearl Harbor.Photo: Ruirosiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sunset Beach.
Sunset Beach
Beach
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Sunset Beach is on the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii and known for big wave surfing during the winter season. The original Hawaiian name for this place is Paumalū. Sunset Beach is situated 4 km southwest of Opana Radar Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pūpūkea and Kahuku.
Pūpūkea
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Pūpūkea is on the North Shore of Oahu. Pūpūkea is a popular area on Oʻahu's North Shore for surfing, diving, and snorkeling. The best known surfing sites of Velzyland, Sunset, Kammieland, Pūpūkea, ʻEhukai, Pipeline and lesser breaks are arrayed off this shore.
Kahuku
Kahuku is a census-designated place in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. In the Hawaiian language, ka huku means "the projection", presumably a reference to Kahuku Point nearby, the northernmost point of land on the island of Oahu.Opana Radar Site
- Type: Protected area
- Description: National Historic Landmark commemorating the first use of radar, located on Oahu, Hawaii
- Categories: National Historic Landmark, radar station, and historic site
- Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
21.68548° or 21° 41′ 8″ northLongitude
-158.01105° or 158° 0′ 40″ westOpen location code
73H3MXPQ+5HOpenStreetMap ID
node 4445112812OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q7095577
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Opana Radar Site” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “歐潘娜雷達站”
- Japanese: “オパナレーダーサイト”
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