Port Isabel Turning Basin

Port Isabel Turning Basin is a dock in Cameron, Texas. Port Isabel Turning Basin is situated nearby to the hamlet Laguna Heights, as well as near Rutherford-Harding Addition Colonia.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Point Isabel Lighthouse and Port Isabel High School.

Old Point Isabel Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: lfwlfw, Public domain.

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.

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 northwest of Port Isabel Turning Basin.

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

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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.

Starbase

Village

Photo: Alexander Hatley, CC BY 2.0.

Starbase, formerly Boca Chica Village or Kopernik Shores, is a city in Cameron County, Texas, United States, near the mouth of the Rio Grande and immediately adjacent to the Mexico - United States border. Starbase is situated 5 miles south of Port Isabel Turning Basin.

Port Isabel Turning Basin

Type: Dock
Category: transportation
Location: Cameron, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

26.06063° or 26° 3′ 38″ north

Longitude

-97.21359° or 97° 12′ 49″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

76R43Q6P+7H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 356750352

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dock

GeoNames ID

4720066

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Southpoint Marina and Sea Ranch Marina II.

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