Sims Bayou

Sims Bayou is a stream in Harris County, Texas. Sims Bayou is situated nearby to the quarter Manchester, as well as near the town Galena Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Houston Refining and Vince’s Bridge.

Houston Refining

Photo: Rifleman 82, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Operating as Houston Refining, LP, LyondellBasell's Houston refinery is a 268,000-barrel-per-day along the Houston Ship Channel. This refinery has been in operation since 1918, and it currently produces gasoline, lubricant base stock, propylene, and other associated materials.

Vince’s Bridge

Memorial

Photo: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vince's Bridge was a wooden bridge constructed by Allen Vince over Vince Bayou near Houston, Texas. Its destruction by the Texan Army Rangering Company played a critical role during the April 1836 Battle of San Jacinto in the decisive defeat of the Mexican Army, which effectively ended the Texas Revolution.

Glendale Cemetery

Cemetery

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Glendale Cemetery is situated 2 miles west of Sims Bayou.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galena Park and Pasadena.

Galena Park

Town

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Galena Park is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 10,740 at the 2020 census. The population is predominantly Hispanic.

Pasadena

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Pasadena is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Harris County. It is part of the Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 151,950, making it the 23rd most populous city in Texas and the second most populous in Harris County, after Houston.

Jacinto City

Village

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Jacinto City is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, east of the intersection of Interstate 10 and the East Loop of Interstate 610. Jacinto City is part of the Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands metropolitan area and is bordered by the cities of Houston and Galena Park. Jacinto City is situated 3½ miles north of Sims Bayou.

Sims Bayou

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Simms Bayou”
Category: body of water
Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.71801° or 29° 43′ 5″ north

Longitude

-95.24327° or 95° 14′ 36″ west

Elevation

13 feet (4 metres)

Open location code

76X6PQ94+6M

GeoNames ID

4728764

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