Local favourite viewpoint · Western, Solomon Islands
Eddystone Rock
Eddystone Rock is a viewpoint in Western, Solomon Islands.
Eddystone Rock: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Eddystone Rock
Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Eddystone Rock — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -8.30192, 156.50786. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Eddystone Rock
- St. Peter’s Cathedral · church · Western · ~54 km · Must-see
- South Hill · viewpoint · Western · ~2 km
- Cape Satisfaction · beach · Western · ~2 km
- Middle Hill · viewpoint · Western · ~4 km
- Nusa Simbo · river spot · Western · ~4 km
- Simbo · river spot · Western · ~5 km
- Pomarai Point · beach · Western · ~19 km
- Kundu Point · beach · Western · ~29 km
- Ranongga · river spot · Western · ~35 km
- Inijaru Island · river spot · Western · ~41 km
- Gizo · river spot · Western · ~52 km
- Njari Island · river spot · Western · ~53 km
- Varu Island · river spot · Western · ~53 km
- Ghoi · river spot · Western · ~54 km
- Konggulavata Bay · beach · Western · ~54 km
- Mbilihite Island · river spot · Western · ~54 km
- Lembu Bay · beach · Western · ~54 km
- Gizo Harbour · beach · Western · ~54 km
Other hill stations & viewpoints near Eddystone Rock
- South Hill · viewpoint · Western · ~2 km
- Middle Hill · viewpoint · Western · ~4 km
- Nonda · viewpoint · Western · ~91 km
- Kolombangara · viewpoint · Western · ~92 km
- Ove · viewpoint · Western · ~3 km
- Jah Mountain · viewpoint · Western · ~52 km
- Cook Submarine Volcano · viewpoint · Western · ~61 km
- Round Hill · viewpoint · Western · ~89 km
- Arundel Hill, Kohinggo · viewpoint · Western · ~90 km
- Rendova Peak · viewpoint · Western · ~119 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Eddystone Rock?
October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Eddystone Rock?
Nearby: St. Peter’s Cathedral (church, 54 km), South Hill (viewpoint, 2 km), Cape Satisfaction (beach, 2 km), Middle Hill (viewpoint, 4 km), Nusa Simbo (river spot, 4 km), Simbo (river spot, 5 km).