Port Isabel Lighthouse
The Point Isabel Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located in Port Isabel, Texas, United States that was built in 1852 to guide ships through the Brazos Santiago Pass to Port Isabel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: structure in Port Isabel, Cameron County, Texas
- Also known as: “Old Point Isabel Lighthouse”, “Point Isabel Light”, “Point Isabel Lighthouse”, and “Port Isabel Light”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Port Isabel High School.
Port Isabel High School
School
Port Isabel High School is a 4A public high school located in Port Isabel, Texas, United States. It is the sole high school in the Point Isabel Independent School District. Port Isabel High School is situated 2½ miles west of Port Isabel Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Isabel and South Padre Island.
Port Isabel
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The City of Port Isabel, population 6,300 in 2019, is the southernmost city and port on the Texas coast. It is a tourism, retirement, sports fishing and commercial fishing destination and the gateway to South Padre Island.
South Padre Island
South Padre Island is a small resort town on the southern tip of Padre Island off the coast of Texas, close to the border with Mexico. It is a popular spring break destination for college students.
Laguna Vista
Village
Laguna Vista is a town in Cameron County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,520 at the 2020 census. It is included as part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas. Laguna Vista is situated 5 miles west of Port Isabel Lighthouse.
Port Isabel Lighthouse
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cameron, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
26.07776° or 26° 4′ 40″ northLongitude
-97.20754° or 97° 12′ 27″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Inception
1852Operator
Texas Historical CommissionOpen location code
76R43QHR+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 664956704OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Port Isabel Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Point Isabel”
- French: “Phare de Point Isabel”
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