Dodd Field (Fort Sam Houston) Enemy Alien Detention Station, World War II
Dodd Field (Fort Sam Houston) Enemy Alien Detention Station, World War II is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 219 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilshire Terrace, a park 1.0 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2013
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 8.1 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Calf Hill: 5.7 mi
- Theis Hill: 7.2 mi
- Hillcrest: 8.2 mi
- Comanche Lookout: 8.3 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 8.9 mi
- Wilshire Terrace: 1.0 mi
- Salado Park: 1.2 mi
- Belmeade Park: 1.3 mi
- Freedom Park: 1.5 mi
- Haskin Park: 1.6 mi
- United States Army Medical Department Museum: 1.3 mi
- Army Medical Museum: 1.5 mi
- McNay Art Museum: 1.6 mi
- The Witte Museum: 2.4 mi
- B. Naylor Morton Research and Collections Center: 2.5 mi
- The Battle of the Salado: 1.0 mi
- F-4 Phantom: 1.2 mi
- Dawson Massacre: 1.5 mi
- Incarnate Word College: 2.2 mi
- The Pershing Chinese: 2.3 mi
- Sunken Garden Gate: 3.0 mi
- Magic Stones: 3.3 mi
- The Grotto by Carlos Cortes: 4.1 mi
- F.I.S.H.: 4.1 mi
- World's Largest Cowboy Boots: 4.7 mi
- Blue Hole: 2.3 mi
- Little Blue Hole: 2.4 mi
- Japanese Tea Garden: 3.0 mi
- Murchison Tower: 3.3 mi
- San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo: 3.5 mi
- Terrell Hills Public Garden: 1.8 mi
- San Antonio Botanical Garden: 2.1 mi
- Japanese Peace Garden: 2.2 mi
- Alamo Heights Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Gardopia Gardens: 4.0 mi
- Fratt: 3.4 mi
- Coker: 6.6 mi
- Adkins: 13.1 mi
- Lone Oak Community: 13.6 mi
- Carpenter: 16.4 mi
- San Pedro Spring: 4.8 mi
- Devine Spring: 13.6 mi
- Walnut Spring: 14.0 mi
- Cherry Spring: 14.2 mi
- Indian Springs: 14.5 mi
- Menoo Woods: 11.5 mi
- Mitchell Lake Audubon Center: 12.8 mi
- Bird of Prey: 13.3 mi
- Bracken Cave Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Medallion Park: 15.1 mi
- The Picnic Place: 4.7 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 8.1 mi
- Medicine Wall: 11.3 mi
- Red Bluff: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Dodd Field (Fort Sam Houston) Enemy Alien Detention Station, World War II. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hill | WNW 294° | 484 m | 19.9 mi |
| Devils Hill | N 358° | 466 m | 22.8 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 313° | 465 m | 21.4 mi |
| Cross Mountain | NW 312° | 460 m | 19.0 mi |
| High Hill | NNW 332° | 456 m | 16.3 mi |
| Leon Hill | NNW 329° | 451 m | 15.1 mi |
| Sykes Hill | NNW 334° | 449 m | 17.5 mi |
| Butte Hill | NNW 336° | 449 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:03 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:04 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Incarnate Word, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395077346
Take the scenic way to Dodd Field (Fort Sam Houston) Enemy Alien Detention Station, World War II.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.