Clear Lake

Clear Lake is a brackish harbor located near Houston, Texas, U.S, in Harris County. The lake feeds Galveston Bay. It is bordered by Houston, Pasadena, League City, Clear Lake Shores, Taylor Lake Village, Seabrook and El Lago, Texas.

Photo: Mike Fisher, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bay Area Museum and Johnson Space Center.

Bay Area Museum

Museum

The Bay Area Museum is located in Clear Lake Park in Seabrook, Texas, US, part of the Clear Lake area, Bay Area Houston. The museum displays changing exhibits that reflect the history of the area, as well as conserving memorabilia from the Lunar Rendezvous festival, an annual celebration of the region's link to space exploration due to the presence of the Johnson Space Center.

Johnson Space Center

Research institute

Photo: NASA, Public domain.

The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center is NASA's center for human spaceflight in Houston, Texas, where human spaceflight training, research, and flight control are conducted. Johnson Space Center is situated 2 miles west of Clear Lake.

Kemah Boardwalk

Theme park

Photo: CharlesShirley, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Kemah Boardwalk is a 60-acre boardwalk and amusement park in Kemah, Texas, United States. The boardwalk is built entirely along the shores of Galveston Bay and Clear Lake. Kemah Boardwalk is situated 2½ miles east of Clear Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El Lago and Taylor Lake Village.

El Lago

Village

El Lago is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,090 at the 2020 census. El Lago has particular historical significance, as it sits on the site of one of the main hide-outs for the French pirate and privateer Jean Lafitte.

Taylor Lake Village

Village

Taylor Lake Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,704 at the 2020 U.S. census.

Clear Lake Shores

Village

Photo: BFS Man, CC BY 2.0.

Clear Lake Shores is a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States, located within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 1,258. Clear Lake Shores is situated 1½ miles southeast of Clear Lake.

Clear Lake

Type: Lake
Description: lake in Harris and Galveston counties, Texas, United States of America
Category: body of water
Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.5594° or 29° 33′ 34″ north

Longitude

-95.05632° or 95° 3′ 23″ west

Open location code

76X6HW5V+QF

GeoNames ID

4681911

Wikidata ID

Q5130732

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