Point Bolivar Lighthouse
Port Bolivar, Texas
Updated in April 2012
Name: Point Bolivar Lighthouse / Bolivar Point Lighthouse
Nearest City: Port Bolivar, Texas
Location: On the eastern side of the entrance to Galveston Bay
Body of water: Galveston Bay & Gulf of Mexico
Style of lighthouse: Conical
Lens & Location:
Other Lens: 3rd Order Fresnel Lens is at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
Lighthouse Website:
Organizations:
Groups to join:
Owned by: Private Owner
Managed by: Private Owner
National Register of Historic Places: Since 1977
Do the grounds have lodging: No
Web Cams: No
On a license plate: No
On a USPS Stamp: No
Haunted: Yes
Photographed it: March 14, 2005
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Latitude: 29.36678 Longitude: -94.76696
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Nearest City: Port Bolivar, Texas
Location: On the eastern side of the entrance to Galveston Bay
Body of water: Galveston Bay & Gulf of Mexico
Style of lighthouse: Conical
Lens & Location:
Other Lens: 3rd Order Fresnel Lens is at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
Lighthouse Website:
Organizations:
Groups to join:
Owned by: Private Owner
Managed by: Private Owner
National Register of Historic Places: Since 1977
Do the grounds have lodging: No
Web Cams: No
On a license plate: No
On a USPS Stamp: No
Haunted: Yes
Other Lighthouse Information:
The Point Bolivar lighthouse is on the north side of Galveston Inlet. Highway 87 on the Bolivar Peninsula ends at the ferry, not far from the lighthouse. After a few flooding hurricanes they rebuilt the dwellings on pilings to protect them from future storm surges. This lighthouse was sold into private hands in 1947. The 1968 movie "My Sweet Charlie" with Patty Duke was filmed here.The Lighthouse Hunters Experience:
While we were in the line for the Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry for an hour I decided to get out of the car and take pictures of Point Bolivar. Tommy stayed in line for the most part and jumped out at times so I could catch up. The area had rain recently so the ground was flooded and I couldn't get close to the fence without getting soaked. So because of this sometimes the above ground wires got in our pictures. By the way the ferry ride was only 16 minutes long.Photographed it: March 14, 2005
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Latitude: 29.36678 Longitude: -94.76696
For directions click Google Maps
Photo taken on March 14, 2005
Photo taken on March 14, 2005
Photo taken on March 14, 2005
Photo taken on March 14, 2005
Photo taken on March 14, 2005
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