Buoy Yard
Buoy Yard is in Galveston, Texas. Buoy Yard is situated nearby to the military installation U.S. Coast Guard - Base Galveston, as well as near USCGC Harold Miller.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include USS Cavalla and USS Stewart.
USS Cavalla
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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 2,800 feet west of Buoy Yard.
USS Stewart
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
USS Stewart is an Edsall-class destroyer escort, the third United States Navy ship so named. This ship was named for Rear Admiral Charles Stewart, who commanded USS Constitution during the War of 1812. USS Stewart is situated 2,900 feet west of Buoy Yard.
University of Texas Medical Branch
University
The University of Texas Medical Branch is a public academic health science center in Galveston, Texas, United States. It is part of the University of Texas System. University of Texas Medical Branch is situated 1½ miles south of Buoy Yard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galveston and Port Bolivar.
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.
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. Port Bolivar is situated 3½ miles north of Buoy Yard.
Buoy Yard
- Type: Industry
- Location: Galveston, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.33199° or 29° 19′ 55″ northLongitude
-94.77057° or 94° 46′ 14″ westOpen location code
76X786JH+QQOpenStreetMap ID
way 833320523OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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