Horseshoe Lake
Horseshoe Lake is in Galveston, Texas. Horseshoe Lake is situated nearby to the village Port Bolivar, as well as near the neighborhood Beachtown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Point Bolivar Light and SS Selma.
Point Bolivar Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Point Bolivar Light is a historic lighthouse in Port Bolivar, Texas, that was built in 1872. It served for 61 years before being retired in 1933, when its function was replaced by a different light.
SS Selma
Disaster remains
SS Selma was an oil tanker built in 1919 by F.F. Ley and Company, Mobile, Alabama. President Woodrow Wilson approved the construction of 24 concrete vessels of which only 12 were actually completed. SS Selma is situated 2½ miles southwest of Horseshoe Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Bolivar and Galveston.
Port Bolivar
Village
Port Bolivar is an unincorporated community located on the northern shore of the western tip of the Bolivar Peninsula, separated from Galveston Island by the entrance to Galveston Bay.
Galveston
Galveston is a city on Galveston Island, off the Texas Gulf Coast, approximately 45 minutes southeast of Houston. Galveston is a port of entry and a destination for almost all the cruise ships with ports of call in Texas.
Horseshoe Lake
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Galveston, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.37565° or 29° 22′ 32″ northLongitude
-94.76613° or 94° 45′ 58″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
76X796GM+7GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1294594234OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=basinGeoNames ID
4698909
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Highlights include First Baptist Church and Port Bolivar Community Park.
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