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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- 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″ northLongitude
-96.42407° or 96° 25′ 27″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Height
92 feet (28 metres)Open location code
76W58HQG+59OpenStreetMap ID
way 427136840OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
4709587Wikidata ID
Q6785980
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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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