Ransom Point
Ransom Point is a cape in Nueces, Texas. Ransom Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Country Estates Colonia, as well as near Kenney Lane East Colonia.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pelican Island.
Pelican Island
Island
Pelican Island is a semi-tropical island in the Corpus Christi Bay, situated immediately south of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. It is one of the largest habitats of both brown pelicans and white pelicans in the Texas. Pelican Island is situated 2½ miles southwest of Ransom Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aransas Pass and Port Aransas.
Aransas Pass
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Aransas Pass is a city in Aransas, Nueces, and San Patricio counties in Texas, United States. The population was 7,941 at the 2020 census. Aransas Pass is situated 4 miles north of Ransom Point.
Port Aransas
Photo: Gloria Bell, CC BY 2.0.
Port Aransas is a town in Texas on the northern tip of Mustang Island on the Gulf of Mexico about 30 minutes drive north from Corpus Christi.
Ingleside
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ingleside is a city primarily in San Patricio County, with small parts in Nueces County, in the U.S. state of Texas. Its population was 9,519 at the 2020 census.
Ransom Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Nueces, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
27.85003° or 27° 51′ 0″ northLongitude
-97.13693° or 97° 8′ 13″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
76V4VV27+26GeoNames ID
4721533
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