Half Moon Reef Lighthouse
Half Moon Reef Lighthouse is a memorial in Calhoun, Texas. Half Moon Reef Lighthouse is situated nearby to Bauer Community Center, as well as near the swimming pool YMCA Port Lavaca City Pool.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Halfmoon Reef Light and Calhoun High School.
Halfmoon Reef Light
Lighthouse
The Halfmoon Reef Light is one of the many screw-pile type lighthouses built on the Texas Gulf Coast, but the only one that still stands. To distinguish it from the nearby Matagorda Island Light it was given a red glass chimney to be used with the oil lantern to give it its red beam.
Calhoun High School
School
Calhoun High School is a public high school located in Port Lavaca. It is part of the Calhoun County Independent School District and serves students throughout Calhoun County. Calhoun High School is situated 2 miles southwest of Half Moon Reef Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Lavaca and Point Comfort.
Port Lavaca
Photo: Adavyd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Port Lavaca is a city in Calhoun County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 12,248 at the 2010 census and 11,557 at the 2020 census.
Point Comfort
Village
Point Comfort is a city in Calhoun County, Texas, United States. It is a part of the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 603 at the 2020 census. Point Comfort is situated 4½ miles northeast of Half Moon Reef Lighthouse.
Half Moon Reef Lighthouse
- Type: Memorial
- Address: Port Lavaca
- Category: historic site
- Location: Calhoun, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
28.63697° or 28° 38′ 13″ northLongitude
-96.61724° or 96° 37′ 2″ westInception
1980Operator
Texas Historical CommissionOpen location code
76W5J9PM+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
node 6259154853OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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