Port Bolivar
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 1,910 residents
- Description: human settlement in Galveston County, Texas, United States of America
- Also known as: “Point Bolivar”, “Port Bolivar, Texas”, and “Port Bolivar, TX”
- Postal code: 77650
Places of Interest
Highlights include Point Bolivar Light.
Point Bolivar Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galveston.
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.
Port Bolivar
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Galveston, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.37998° or 29° 22′ 48″ northLongitude
-94.76457° or 94° 45′ 52″ westPopulation
1,910Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)United Nations Location Code
US POBOpen location code
76X796HP+X5OpenStreetMap ID
node 151365024OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
“Port Bolivar” goes by many names.
- French: “Port Bolivar”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Port Bolivar Community Park and Port Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department.
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