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Kenedy County

Kenedy County from directly overhead

Kenedy County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Gyp Hill stands 47 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Kenedy Ranch Museum of South Texas, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Tropical Trail runs past it. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.

The story

courthouse at Turcotte at La Parra Sarita, Texas

Wikidata Q107318805, matched on coordinates and name (122 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates27.22233, -97.79180

94 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 19
  • Alto de la Cruz: 5.8 mi
  • Padre Juanito Trap: 11.7 mi
  • Marana Trap: 16.0 mi
  • Santa Elena Trap: 18.2 mi
  • Jensen Trap: 18.3 mi
Parks: 16
  • Sam Noble Park: 0.2 mi
  • Gumecindo De La Rosa Park: 5.0 mi
  • Plaza of the Americas: 16.3 mi
  • Kleberg Park: 17.7 mi
  • Flato Park: 20.3 mi
Museums: 5
  • Kenedy Ranch Museum of South Texas: 0.0 mi
  • Riviera Historical Museum: 5.5 mi
  • 1904 Train Depot Museum: 20.9 mi
  • John E Conner Museum: 21.4 mi
  • Heritage Museum: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gyp HillWSW 256°47 m19.7 mi
Jensen TrapNW 305°35 m18.3 mi
Barroso TrapWSW 239°33 m22.0 mi
Alto de la CruzSE 142°20 m5.8 mi
Botella TrapSSW 213°16 m24.2 mi
Pinole TrapSSW 212°16 m24.8 mi
Ebony HillSSW 195°14 m20.2 mi
Tokyo HillSSW 192°9 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3819:5620:29
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:1717:0817:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F576167737982848480746659
Precip in1.31.41.91.53.13.22.42.76.23.31.81.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sarita 7 E, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6265021180

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