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Kenedy Alien Detention Camp Cemetery

Kenedy Alien Detention Camp Cemetery from directly overhead

Kenedy Alien Detention Camp Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Tordillo Hills stands 153 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kenedy Enemy Alien Detention Site, WWII, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 8.4 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2006
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates28.80657, -97.83054

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 9
  • Ball Park: 1.3 mi
  • Escondido Creek Parkway: 2.0 mi
  • Joe Gulley Park: 2.0 mi
  • Karnes City Park: 6.7 mi
  • Karnes City Aquatic Center: 7.0 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Lookout Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Tordillo Hills: 19.3 mi
  • Tordillo Hill: 19.5 mi
  • Odom Hill: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kenedy Alien Detention Camp Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tordillo HillsW 270°153 m19.3 mi
Tordillo HillWNW 282°145 m19.5 mi
Odom HillSSW 211°110 m22.3 mi
Lookout HillNNW 345°101 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3419:5920:33
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2117:0417:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545763707783858580726355

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Karnes City 2N, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6257082857

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