Big Reef Nature Park

Big Reef Nature Park is a park in Galveston, Texas. Big Reef Nature Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Beachtown, as well as near the village Port Bolivar.

Places of Interest

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 2½ miles west of Big Reef Nature Park.

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 2½ miles west of Big Reef Nature Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Bolivar and Galveston.

Port Bolivar

Village

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 3½ miles northwest of Big Reef Nature Park.

Galveston

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

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.

Big Reef Nature Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Galveston, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.33321° or 29° 19′ 60″ north

Longitude

-94.73927° or 94° 44′ 21″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

76X787M6+77

OpenStreetMap ID

node 356867362

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

7225932

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Big Reef and R.A. Apffel Park.

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