Galveston Coast Guard Station

Galveston Coast Guard Station is a meteorological station in Texas, United States. Galveston Coast Guard Station is situated nearby to the village Port Bolivar.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include USS Cavalla and USS Stewart.

USS Cavalla

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USS Cavalla, a Gato-class submarine, is a submarine of the United States Navy named for a salt water fish, best known for sinking the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku. USS Cavalla is situated 3,900 feet west of Galveston Coast Guard Station.

USS Stewart

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USS Stewart is an Edsall-class destroyer escort, the third United States Navy ship so named. This ship was named for Rear Admiral Charles Stewart, who commanded USS Constitution during the War of 1812. USS Stewart is situated 4,100 feet west of Galveston Coast Guard Station.

University of Texas Medical Branch

University

The University of Texas Medical Branch is a public academic health science center in Galveston, Texas, United States. It is part of the University of Texas System. University of Texas Medical Branch is situated 1½ miles southwest of Galveston Coast Guard Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galveston and Port Bolivar.

Galveston

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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

Village

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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. Port Bolivar is situated 3 miles north of Galveston Coast Guard Station.

Galveston Coast Guard Station

Type: Meteorological station
Location: Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.33333° or 29° 20′ north

Longitude

-94.76667° or 94° 46′ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

ICAO airport code

K9R0

Open location code

76X786MM+88

GeoNames ID

6297687

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