Matagorda Island Lighthouse
The Matagorda Island Light is located on Matagorda Island in Calhoun County, in the U.S. state of Texas. Once under the jurisdiction of the United States Coast Guard, the lighthouse is now managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: structure in Port O’Connor (vicinity), Calhoun County, Texas
- Also known as: “Matagorda Island Light”, “Matagorda Island lighthouse”, and “Matagorda Lighthouse”
Matagorda Island Lighthouse
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Calhoun, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
28.33789° or 28° 20′ 16″ north
Longitude
-96.42407° or 96° 25′ 27″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Height
92 feet (28 metres)
Open location code
76W58HQG+59
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OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Spanish—“Matagorda Island Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Maják na ostrově Matagorda”
- French: “phare de Matagorda Island”
- French: “Phare de Matagorda Island”
- Spanish: “Faro de la Isla Matagorda”
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