Point Bolivar

Point Bolivar is a cape in Galveston, Texas. Point Bolivar is situated nearby to the locality Fort Travis, as well as near the village Port Bolivar.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Point Bolivar Light and USS Cavalla.

Point Bolivar Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Point Bolivar Light is a historic lighthouse in Port Bolivar, Texas, that was built in 1872. It served for 61 years before being retired in 1933, when its function was replaced by a different light.

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 2 miles south of Point Bolivar.

SS Selma

Disaster remains

Photo: Jw4nvc, CC BY 3.0.

SS Selma was a concrete-hulled oil tanker built as part of the World War I Emergency Fleet, one of only twelve concrete ships that were completed for it.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Bolivar and Galveston.

Port Bolivar

Village

Photo: Iketsi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

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.

Point Bolivar

Type: Cape
Also known as: “Bolivar Point”
Category: landform
Location: Galveston, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.36184° or 29° 21′ 43″ north

Longitude

-94.77793° or 94° 46′ 41″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

76X7966C+PR

GeoNames ID

9682641

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