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Location City or town Description 1: Aransas Pass Light Station: Aransas Pass Light Station: August 3, 1977 : N of Port Aransas on Harbor Island: Port Aransas: Brick lighthouse built in 1857 2: Bracht House: Bracht House
Location City or town Description 1: Aransas Pass Light Station: Aransas Pass Light Station: August 3, 1977 : N of Port Aransas on Harbor Island: Port Aransas: Brick lighthouse built in 1857 2: Bracht House: Bracht House: October 11, 2023
Aransas Pass is located on the shore of Redfish Bay, a tidal water body between Corpus Christi Bay to the south and Aransas Bay to the north. The city is on the mainland of Texas and is connected to Mustang Island (which contains the city of Port Aransas) by a 6-mile (9.7 km)-long causeway, and a free ferry that carries vehicles to the island.
The pass is located on the Aransas County and Nueces County line. The second lighthouse in Texas was built at Aransas Pass by the United States government to protect shipping in Aransas Bay. Aransas Pass was originally pictured as becoming a major Texas hub of commerce and travel with rail links to the harbor and harbor links by ships to Mexico ...
At the northern end of the island is Port Aransas, beyond which is San José Island. The Aransas Channel, also known as the "Aransas Pass," which separates Mustang Island from San José Island, is protected by jetties extending into the Gulf from each island. The town of Port Aransas is located at the northern end of the island.
The National Museum of Funeral History is a museum in Houston, Texas, that contains a collection of artifacts and relics that aim to "educate the public and preserve the heritage of death care." The 35,000-square-foot museum opened in 1992.
The island is oriented generally northeast-southwest, with the Gulf of Mexico on the east and south, Aransas Bay on the west, and Mesquite Bay on the north. At the southern end of the island is Aransas Pass (not to be confused with the City of Aransas Pass which is on the mainland), beyond which is Mustang Island and the town of Port Aransas.
Aransas Pass, Texas; C. Corpus Christi, Texas; R. Rockport, Texas This page was last edited on 15 September 2013, at 03:26 (UTC). Text is available under the ...