Pelican Slough
Pelican Slough is a stream in Matagorda, Texas. Pelican Slough is situated nearby to the hamlet Collegeport, as well as near Camp Hulen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include R. J. Hill Building.
R. J. Hill Building
Building
The R. J. Hill Building is a historic commercial building in the small city of Palacios, Texas, which is located on the Gulf coast of Texas. The building was built in 1910 out of cast concrete blocks that were manufactured at the site, at a time that the town "was being promoted as a seaside resort". R. J. Hill Building is situated 2 miles southwest of Pelican Slough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palacios and Camp Hulen.
Palacios
Photo: Matamaniac, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palacios is a city of 4,400 people on Matagorda Bay in the Gulf Coast region of Texas, 1½-2 hours southwest of Houston. It is especially noted for birding opportunities.
Camp Hulen
Hamlet
Camp Hulen was a military training camp near Palacios, Texas, United States that operated from 1925 until 1946 and, at one time, supported the largest concentration of troops for field training in the United States military. Camp Hulen is situated 3½ miles west of Pelican Slough.
Pelican Slough
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Pilkington Bayou”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Matagorda, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
28.7144° or 28° 42′ 52″ northLongitude
-96.18232° or 96° 10′ 56″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
76W5PR79+Q3GeoNames ID
4718338
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