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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. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2006
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates28.80657, -97.83054

79 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 HillsW153 m19.3 mi
Tordillo HillWNW145 m19.5 mi
Odom HillSSW110 m22.3 mi
Lookout HillNNW101 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 50–80 °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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