American Yard

American Yard is in Harris County, Texas. American Yard is situated nearby to Galena Park City Park, as well as near the village Jacinto City.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Galena Park High School and Vince’s Bridge.

Galena Park High School

School

Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.

Galena Park High School is a secondary school located in Galena Park, Texas, United States and is one of three secondary schools in the Galena Park Independent School District. Galena Park High School is situated 1¼ miles southwest of American Yard.

Vince’s Bridge

Memorial

Photo: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vince's Bridge was a wooden bridge constructed by Allen Vince over Vince Bayou near Houston, Texas. Its destruction by the Texan Army Rangering Company played a critical role during the April 1836 Battle of San Jacinto in the decisive defeat of the Mexican Army, which effectively ended the Texas Revolution. Vince’s Bridge is situated 2 miles south of American Yard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galena Park and Jacinto City.

Galena Park

Town

Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.

Galena Park is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 10,740 at the 2020 census. The population is predominantly Hispanic.

Jacinto City

Village

Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.

Jacinto City is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, east of the intersection of Interstate 10 and the East Loop of Interstate 610. Jacinto City is part of the Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands metropolitan area and is bordered by the cities of Houston and Galena Park. Jacinto City is situated 1½ miles northwest of American Yard.

North Shore

Suburb

North Shore is a community in east side of Harris County, Texas with a small portion inside the city of Houston, Texas. The area includes subdivisions such as Songwood, Holiday Forest, Wood Bayou, Cimarron, Home Owned Estates, Woodland Acres, Hidden Forest… North Shore is situated 2 miles north of American Yard.

American Yard

Type: Railway
Category: transportation
Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.74799° or 29° 44′ 53″ north

Longitude

-95.21878° or 95° 13′ 8″ west

Operator

Port of Houston

Open location code

76X6PQXJ+5F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 620485614

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=railway

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Highlights include Galena Park Police Substation and Holland Avenue Baptist Church.

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