Shoal Point – Cape in Galveston, Texas

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 1377779

Location

State Texas

County Galveston

Feature Class Cape

Coordinates

DMS

29°22'21"N 94°52'52"W

Decimal Degrees

29.3724565, -94.8810327

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Virginia Point

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Texas City

1.5 mi WNW

Also Known As

Snake Island

Hydrography

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Description

Extends into Galveston Bay, in Texas City.

Nearby Features

Barge Canal Canal · 1.3 mi WSW
Texas City Populated Place · 1.5 mi WNW
Industrial Canal Canal · 1.8 mi WSW
Swan Lake Lake · 2.1 mi SW
Campbell Bayou Bay · 2.6 mi SSW
Halfmoon Shoal Bar · 2.7 mi NE
Heights Populated Place · 3.2 mi WNW
Windmill Bayou Stream · 3.7 mi NNW
Texas City Junction Populated Place · 3.8 mi WSW
Nadeau Populated Place · 3.9 mi WNW

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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