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Kenedy Enemy Alien Detention Site, WWII

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Kenedy Enemy Alien Detention Site, WWII is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 106 m. Tordillo Hills stands 153 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Ball Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 9.0 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2013
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.80502, -97.84701

81 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 9
  • Ball Park: 0.5 mi
  • Joe Gulley Park: 1.2 mi
  • Escondido Creek Parkway: 1.3 mi
  • Karnes City Park: 6.2 mi
  • Karnes City Aquatic Center: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Lookout Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Tordillo Hills: 18.3 mi
  • Tordillo Hill: 18.5 mi
  • Odom Hill: 21.8 mi
  • Lipan Hills: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tordillo HillsW153 m18.3 mi
Tordillo HillWNW145 m18.5 mi
Odom HillSSW110 m21.8 mi
Lipan HillsW110 m24.2 mi
Lookout HillN101 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3419:5920:33
September equinox07:2118:5819:29
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.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6257082841

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