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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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
SS Selma was an oil tanker built in 1919 by F.F. Ley and Company, Mobile, Alabama. President Woodrow Wilson approved the construction of 24 concrete vessels of which only 12 were actually completed.
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.
Galveston
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.36184° or 29° 21′ 43″ northLongitude
-94.77793° or 94° 46′ 41″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
76X7966C+PRGeoNames ID
9682641
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