Aransas Pass
Aransas Pass is a navigable salt water channel connecting the Gulf of Mexico with Aransas Bay on the Texas Gulf coast in the United States. The pass separates Mustang Island to the south from San José Island to the north, and is protected by jetties extending into the Gulf from both islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aransas Pass Light Station.
Aransas Pass Light Station
Lighthouse
Photo: Jon Lebkowsky, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aransas Pass Light Station also called Lydia Ann Lighthouse is an historic light station in Aransas County, Harbor Island, just outside the city limits of Port Aransas, Texas, behind San Jose and Mustang Islands, that protects a natural gulf pass to Aransas and Corpus Christi Bays. Aransas Pass Light Station is situated 2 miles northwest of Aransas Pass.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Aransas.
Port Aransas
Photo: Gloria Bell, CC BY 2.0.
Port Aransas is a town in Texas on the northern tip of Mustang Island on the Gulf of Mexico about 30 minutes drive north from Corpus Christi.
Aransas Pass
- Type: Channel
- Description: salt water channel connecting the Gulf of Mexico with Aransas Bay on the Texas Gulf coast in the United States
- Categories: channel and body of water
- Location: Nueces, Texas, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Aransas Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Aransas Pass”
- Italian: “Aransas Pass”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mustang Beach and Aransas Pass.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Jetty and South Jetty.
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