Bolivar Ferry Landing
Bolivar Ferry Landing is a station in Galveston, Texas. Bolivar Ferry Landing is situated nearby to Fort Travis Seashore Park, as well as near the village Port Bolivar.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Point Bolivar Light is situated 4,200 feet east of Bolivar Ferry Landing.
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 Bolivar Ferry Landing.
SS Selma
Disaster remains
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. SS Selma is situated 1¼ miles south of Bolivar Ferry Landing.
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.
Bolivar Ferry Landing
- Type: Station
- Categories: passenger ship terminal and transportation
- Location: Galveston, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.36272° or 29° 21′ 46″ northLongitude
-94.7794° or 94° 46′ 46″ westOpen location code
76X7967C+36OpenStreetMap ID
node 1239300886OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=ferry_terminalOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=station
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