Sheldon Lake
Sheldon Lake is a reservoir in Sheldon Lake State Park located in Harris County approximately 16 mi. northeast of downtown Houston, Texas. It is positioned within the San Jacinto River Basin, on Carpenters Bayou.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: reservoir on Carpenters Bayou in Texas, United States
- Also known as: “Sheldon Reservoir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Crenshaw Memorial Stadium and C.E. King High School.
Crenshaw Memorial Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Azt3r1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
J.H. Crenshaw Memorial Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in unincorporated Harris County located northeast of Houston, Texas. The stadium is owned and operated by Sheldon Independent School District and is composed of a track and field which are used for various sports.
C.E. King High School
School
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C.E. King High School is a secondary school located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States that serves grades 9 through 12. It is the only high school in the Sheldon Independent School District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houmont Park and Beaumont Place.
Houmont Park
Neighborhood
Houmont Park is an unincorporated area in east central Harris County, Texas, United States. It is located along Beaumont Highway and the Southern Pacific Railroad, 2 miles southwest of the Sheldon Reservoir.
Beaumont Place
Neighborhood
Beaumont Place is an unincorporated community in east central Harris County, Texas, United States. It is located along Beaumont Highway and the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Sheldon
Village
Sheldon is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in northeastern Harris County, Texas, United States, located completely inside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Houston.
Sheldon Lake
- Categories: reservoir and body of water
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.86965° or 29° 52′ 11″ northLongitude
-95.17794° or 95° 10′ 41″ westElevation
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
76X6VR9C+VROpenStreetMap ID
way 53156655OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
4728243Wikidata ID
Q2277870
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Sheldon Lake” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sheldon Reservoir”
- French: “Sheldon Reservoir”
- German: “Sheldon Lake”
- German: “Sheldon Reservoir”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sheldon ISD Panther Stadium and Sheldon ISD Athletic Complex.
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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 “Sheldon Lake”. Photo: Theodore Scott, CC BY 2.0.