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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. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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

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 HillsW 270°153 m18.3 mi
Tordillo HillWNW 283°145 m18.5 mi
Odom HillSSW 209°110 m21.8 mi
Lipan HillsW 261°110 m24.2 mi
Lookout HillN 351°101 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 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.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6257082841

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