List of lighthouses in Texas explained

There are several lighthouses in the U.S. state of Texas, including several listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] Not every lighthouse in Texas is listed here as some have very little information known about them. Saluria, and Swash lights for example were built right before the civil war and were both destroyed by confederate forces.

NameImageLocationCoordinatesYear first litAutomatedYear deactivatedCurrent LensFocal Height
Aransas Pass LightPort Aransas27.8642°N -97.0564°W1857NeverActive[2]
(Inactive: 1952-1988)
UnknownUnknown
Brazoz River LightN/ABrazoria CountyN/A1896[3] Never1967
(Demolished)
NoneUnknown
Brazos Santiago LightN/ASouth Padre IslandN/A1854 (First)
1943 (Last)
Unknown1974NoneUnknown
Clopper's Bar LightN/AMorgan's PointN/A1854[4] Never1880
(Demolished)
None035 35feet
Corpus Christi LightN/ACorpus ChristiN/A1859[5] Never1878
(Demolished)
None072 72feet
Double Bayou LightN/AOak Island29.3923°N -94.4129°W[6] 1900Never1915
(Destroyed)
NoneUnknown
East Shoal LightN/AGalvestonN/A1872[7] Never1875
(Destroyed)
NoneUnknown
Fort Point LightGalveston29.337°N -94.77°W1882[8] Never1909
(Dismantled in 1953)
None048 48feet
Galveston Jetty Light
(North)
N/AGalvestonN/A1897[9] NeverUnknown
(Removed)
None042 42feet
Galveston Jetty Light
(South)
N/AGalvestonN/A1883[10] (First)
1918 (Last)
19721980
(Destroyed in 2000)
None042 42feet
Halfmoon Reef LightPort Lavaca28.6369°N -96.6173°W1858Never1942
(Moved to shore)
NoneUnknown
Halfmoon Shoal LightN/ATexas CityN/A1854 (First)
1902 (Last)
Never1930s
(Demolished)
None035 35feet
Matagorda Island LightPort Lavaca28.3379°N -96.4241°W1852 (First)
1873 (Current)
1956Active
(Inactive: 1995-1999)
Unknown091 91feet
Point Bolivar LightPoint Bolivar29.3666°N -94.7672°W1852 (First)
1872 (Current)
Never1933None116 116feet
Point Isabel LightPort Isabel26.0778°N -97.2075°W1853NeverActive
(Inactive: 1905-1955)
UnknownUnknown
Redfish Bar LightN/AGalvestonN/A1854Never1936
(Destroyed)
NoneUnknown
Redfish Bar Cut LightN/AGalvestonN/A1900Never1936
(Destroyed)
None039 39feet
Sabine Bank LightPort Arthur29.4727°N -93.7226°W190619232001
(Replaced with
skeleton tower)
NoneUnknown
Trinity River LightN/ATrinity BayN/A1900[11] Never1915
(Destroyed)
None016 16feet

Faux Lighthouses

NameImageLocationCoordinatesYear first litAutomatedYear deactivatedCurrent LensFocal Height
Beacon Island LightN/ALeague CityN/A1983
(Private)
Always2023Unknown120 120feet
Horseshoe Bay LightN/AHorseshoe BayN/A1972AlwaysActiveUnknownUnknown
Kemah StandpipeN/AKemahN/A2006AlwaysActiveThird-order Fresnel
(Replica)
151 151feet
Lake Buchanan LightN/ABuchanan DamN/A1984AlwaysActive
(Inactive: 1990-2006)
Unknown140 140feet
Lake Canyon Yacht ClubN/ACanyon LakeN/A1985AlwaysActiveUnknownUnknown
Lake Conroe LightN/AWillisN/A1977
(Rebuilt in 1999)
Always2024UnknownUnknown

Notes and References

  1. http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHTX.asp Texas Lighthouses
  2. Web site: Aransas Pass (Lydia Ann) Lighthouse. Lighthouse Friends. October 14, 2017.
  3. October 14, 2017.
  4. Web site: Clopper's Bar Lighthouse. www.w5azn.com. October 14, 2017.
  5. Web site: Corpus Christi Lighthouse. www.w5azn.com. October 14, 2017.
  6. Web site: Double Bayou Beacon. www.w5azn.com. October 14, 2017.
  7. Web site: Name: East Shoal Light. Lighthouse Explorer. October 14, 2017.
  8. Web site: Fort Point Lighthouse. www.w5azn.com. October 14, 2017.
  9. Web site: Galveston North Jetty Lighthouse. www.w5azn.com. October 14, 2017.
  10. Web site: Galveston Jetty Lighthouse. Lighthouse Friends. October 14, 2017.
  11. Web site: Trinity River Beacon. www.w5azn.com. October 14, 2017.