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Black Sands Hawaii Map

Explore Black Sands, Hawaii, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Black Sands, Hawaii

How to Use This Black Sands, Hawaii Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Black Sands, Hawaii. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Hawaii or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Black Sands.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Black Sands
State	Hawaii (HI)
County	Hawaii County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu)

Latitude	19.412161
Longitude	-154.960408
Population	416
Density	297.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96778
Area Code	808
County Seat	Hilo
School District	Hawaii Department of Education

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About Black Sands, Hawaii

Black Sands is a locality in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. It is a small community with a population of 416. The population density is 297.4 people per km². Black Sands is located at 19.4122°N, 154.9604°W. It observes the Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) timezone. ZIP code: 96778.

Black Sands holds a rugged, elemental character defined by the stark obsidian grains that blanket the earth near the slopes of Heiheiahulu. It lies 12.5 miles south of Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI (from Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI: bearing 176°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-southeast of Ainaloa. The landscape here is defined by the dense, verdant expanse of the Keauohana Forest Reserve, which presses against the volcanic soil, creating a sharp contrast between the light-starved undergrowth and the gleaming, dark ground. While the coastline remains two miles distant, the air carries a persistent salinity that drifts inland, dampening the heat of the sun and softening the edges of the jagged, porous rock. At dusk, the light catches the metallic flecks in the sand, turning the ground into a muted, shimmering expanse that feels as ancient and unyielding as the cooling lava that birthed it.

Black Sands exists within the administrative boundaries of the State Department of Land State Resource Management Area, a designation that underscores the quiet, protective stewardship inherent to this terrain. While the economic memory of the region once leaned toward the cycles of sugarcane and pineapple, the rhythm of Black Sands today is dictated by a slower, more deliberate connection to the land and the distant, rhythmic pull of the tides at Pohoiki Bay. Residents navigate a life shaped by kuleana, balancing the legacy of Polynesian voyaging with the practical realities of a landscape that is still being reshaped by the earth itself. Although the Puna Forest Hunters Trail lies eight miles away, the sense of isolation remains profound, interrupted only by the occasional sound of water moving toward the distant Waiākea Stream, anchoring the people of Black Sands to a geography that demands both respect and silence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Keauohana Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 051° NE
Wao Kele o Puna (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 320° NW
Lava Arch (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 094° E
Kahauale'a Natural Area Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 245° SW
Mackenzie State Recreation Area (State Park) — 6.5 mi, 073° E
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (National Park) — 6.6 mi, 217° SW · 379k acres
Lava1 (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 232° SW
Lava2 (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 233° SW
Wai'opae Tidepools Marine Life Conservation District (Marine Protected Area) — 10.3 mi, 062° NE
Nanawale Park (Local Park) — 11.1 mi, 032° NE
Holei Sea Arch (Viewpoint) — 11.9 mi, 228° SW
Hawaii Volcanoes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 12.1 mi, 260° W · 133k acres
Puʻu Loa Petroglyphs (Attraction) — 13.4 mi, 232° SW
Papa John Lacho Coltes (Monument) — 14.6 mi, 000° N
2400 Degrees Farienheit Glass Gallery & Studio (Gallery) — 15.1 mi, 281° W
Volcano Garden Arts (Arts Centre) — 17.3 mi, 275° W
Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus (Arts Centre) — 18.2 mi, 273° W
Panaewa Rainforest Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 18.3 mi, 336° NW
Kilauea Military Camp Theater (Theatre) — 20.4 mi, 275° W
Regal Prince Kuhio Stadium 9 (Cinema) — 20.8 mi, 341° N
Ken Yamase Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 21.1 mi, 339° N
Unknown Park (State Park) — 21.2 mi, 338° N
King Kamehameha Statue (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 340° N
Hilo Coast Railway Flag Pole Base (Historic Ruins) — 22.5 mi, 342° N
Tsunami Clock Memorial (Monument) — 22.6 mi, 342° N
Dreams of Paradise (Gallery) — 23.0 mi, 339° N
Extreme Exposure (Gallery) — 23.1 mi, 339° N
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.0 mi, 325° NW · 97k acres
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 30.0 mi, 325° NW · 20k acres

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