Lavaca Bay
Lavaca Bay is a northwestern extension of the Matagorda Bay system found mostly in Calhoun County, Texas, United States. The ports of Port Lavaca and Point Comfort have been established on the bay, and are the main areas of human habitation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Calhoun County, Texas, United States
- Also known as: “San Bernardo Bay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Halfmoon Reef Light.
Halfmoon Reef Light
Lighthouse
The Halfmoon Reef Light is one of the many screw-pile type lighthouses built on the Texas Gulf Coast, but the only one that still stands. To distinguish it from the nearby Matagorda Island Light it was given a red glass chimney to be used with the oil lantern to give it its red beam. Halfmoon Reef Light is situated 2 miles southwest of Lavaca Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Point Comfort and Port Lavaca.
Point Comfort
Village
Point Comfort is a city in Calhoun County, Texas, United States. It is a part of the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 603 at the 2020 census. Point Comfort is situated 2½ miles northeast of Lavaca Bay.
Port Lavaca
Photo: Adavyd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Port Lavaca is a city in Calhoun County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 12,248 at the 2010 census and 11,557 at the 2020 census.
Lavaca Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Calhoun, Texas, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Lavaca Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Lavaca Bay” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Lavaca Bay”
- Cebuano: “Lavaca Bay”
- Venetian: “Baja de Lavaca”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cox Point and Alamo Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Noble Point and Fishing Pier Park.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lavaca Bay”. Photo: NOAA’s National Ocean Service, CC BY-SA 2.0.