Point Bolivar Light
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: structure in Port Bolivar, Galveston County, Texas
- Also known as: “Bolivar Point Light” and “Point Bolivar Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include USS Cavalla and USS Stewart.
USS Cavalla
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
USS Cavalla, a Gato-class submarine, is a submarine of the United States Navy named for a salt water fish, best known for sinking the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku. USS Cavalla is situated 2½ miles south of Point Bolivar Light.
USS Stewart
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
USS Stewart is an Edsall-class destroyer escort, the third United States Navy ship so named. This ship was named for Rear Admiral Charles Stewart, who commanded USS Constitution during the War of 1812. USS Stewart is situated 2½ miles south of Point Bolivar 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 2 miles southwest of Point Bolivar Light.
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.
Point Bolivar Light
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Galveston, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.36679° or 29° 22′ 0″ northLongitude
-94.76696° or 94° 46′ 1″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Inception
1872Open location code
76X7968M+P6OpenStreetMap ID
way 413733917OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
4719845Wikidata ID
Q7207966
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Point Bolivar Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Point Bolivar”
- French: “Phare de Point Bolivar”
- Spanish: “Faro de Punta Bolivar”
- Spanish: “Faro de Punta Bolívar”
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Explore places such as Beachtown and The Biscayne.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Point Bolivar Light”. Photo: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0.