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Galveston Bay

Galveston Bay is a bay in the western along the upper coast of . It is the seventh-largest estuary in the United States, and the largest of seven major estuaries along the Texas Gulf Coast.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: estuary bay near Houston on the Texas Gulf Coast
  • Also known as: “Baie de Calveston”, “Baie Galveston”, “Galveston Bay, TX”, “Lower Galveston Bay”, and “Upper Galveston Bay”
  • Address: TX

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seabrook and Bacliff.

Town
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is a city in , , United States, with some water surface area located within . The population was 13,618 at the 2020 U.S. census.

Town
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is a census-designated place in north-central , United States, 16 miles northwest of . The population was 9,677 at the 2020 census, up from 8,619 at the 2010 census.

Photo: Mike Fisher, CC BY 2.0.
is a city on the of . The boardwalk is a popular destination for people in the area. The best time to come if you want to relax is during the week, but if you have kids and want them to be able to play in the fountains and things, come on the weekends.

Galveston Bay

Latitude
29.56967° or 29° 34′ 11″ north
Longitude
-94.93659° or 94° 56′ 12″ west
Open location code
76X7H397+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369120250
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
4692847
Wiki­data ID
Q2560406
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Satellite Map

Discover Galveston Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Venetian—“Galveston Bay” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Галвестън”
  • Catalan: “badia de Galveston”
  • Catalan: “Badia de Galveston”
  • Cebuano: “Galveston Bay”
  • Chinese: “加尔维斯顿湾”
  • Chinese: “加爾維斯頓灣”
  • Dutch: “Baai van Galveston”
  • Dutch: “Galveston Bay”
  • Esperanto: “Galveston Bay”
  • Esperanto: “golfo de Galveston”
  • Finnish: “Galvestonin lahti”
  • Finnish: “Galvestoninlahti”
  • French: “baie de Galveston”
  • French: “Baie de Galveston”
  • German: “Galveston Bay”
  • Hebrew: “מפרץ גלווסטון”
  • Italian: “baia di Galveston”
  • Italian: “Baia di Galveston”
  • Italian: “Galveston Bay”
  • Japanese: “ガルヴェストン湾”
  • Japanese: “ガルベストン湾”
  • Lithuanian: “Galvestono įlanka”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Galveston Bay”
  • Persian: “خلیج گلوستون”
  • Portuguese: “Baía de Galveston”
  • Serbian: “Galveston”
  • Serbian: “Галвестон”
  • Spanish: “Bahia de Galveston”
  • Spanish: “Bahía de Galveston”
  • Venetian: “Baja de Galveston”
  • “Galveston Bay”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as El Jardin Del Mar and Surf Oaks.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Blue Water Atoll and Red Bluff.

Texas: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Houston, Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio.

Curious Bays to Discover

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