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

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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

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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

Photo: Iketsi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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″ north

Longitude

-94.77057° or 94° 46′ 14″ west

Open location code

76X786JH+QQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 833320523

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

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