Sand Island

USA / Hawaii / Kekaha /

island, United States Coast Guard

Located 1.5 miles from Johnston Island, the 13 acre Sand Island was the site of a US Navy weather and communications site, built circa 1940, and later the US Coast Guard LORAN Station, Johnston Island, which was active between January 1958 and December 1992.

www.johnstonmemories.com/usacap/life/history/jahistory....
www.loran-history.info/Johnston_Island/johnston_island....

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LORAN-C_transmitter_Johnston_Island

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Coordinates: 16°44'44"N 169°30'41"W

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Quarry 1.6 km
Hama Point 2 km
Quarry 2.3 km
Wharf Area Demilitarization Zone L 2.4 km
"The Pluto Yard" 3.1 km
Runway 5/23 (closed) 3.1 km
Johnston Atoll Airport 3.1 km
Scientific Row 3.7 km
Red Hat Storage Area 3.8 km
Starfish Prime 34 km

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Quarry Hama Point Quarry Wharf Area Demilitarization Zone L "The Pluto Yard" Runway 5/23 (closed) Johnston Atoll Airport Scientific Row Red Hat Storage Area Starfish Prime