Aransas Pass Lighthouse
Port Aransas, Texas
Updated in April 2012
Name: Aransas Pass Lighthouse / Lydia Ann Lighthouse
Nearest City: Port Aransas, Texas
Location: Along the Lydia Ann Channel north of Port Aransas
Body of water: Lydia Ann Channel
Style of lighthouse: Octagonal
Lens & Location:
Other Lens: 4th Order Fresnel Lens is on display at the Port Aransas Museum
Lighthouse Website:
Organizations:
Groups to join:
Owned by: A private owner
Managed by:
National Register of Historic Places: Since August 3, 1977
Do the grounds have lodging: No
Web Cams: No
On a license plate: No
On a USPS Stamp: No
Haunted: No
Photographed it: March 17, 2005
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Latitude: 27.86416 Longitude: -97.05647
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Nearest City: Port Aransas, Texas
Location: Along the Lydia Ann Channel north of Port Aransas
Body of water: Lydia Ann Channel
Style of lighthouse: Octagonal
Lens & Location:
Other Lens: 4th Order Fresnel Lens is on display at the Port Aransas Museum
Lighthouse Website:
Organizations:
Groups to join:
Owned by: A private owner
Managed by:
National Register of Historic Places: Since August 3, 1977
Do the grounds have lodging: No
Web Cams: No
On a license plate: No
On a USPS Stamp: No
Haunted: No
Other Lighthouse Information:
After a major channel shift the Aransas Pass-Lydia Ann Channel lighthouse was a mile from the channel entrance. The lighthouse was deactivated in 1952, just a few years shy of a 100 years of service. Then the Port Aransas Coast Guard Station became the new light to marked the Aransas Pass. Wait in the ferry line in order to take the free 3 minute ferry to Aransas Pass, Texas. Out of Port Aransas is a dolphin watching cruise Dolphin Encounters Aboard Kohootz. Ask them which tour gives the best view of the lighthouse.The Lighthouse Hunters Experience:
When we got to a marina in Port Aransas, TX we just asked around until we found someone willing to take us closer to the Aransas Pass lighthouse. We found Captain Aaron Chambers of High Bid Charters to motor us 7 miles each way. It took us 15 minutes to arrive near the lighthouse. We took our shots and headed back. We saw a few dolphins during our 45 minute boat trip. Chartering boats was still new to us back in 2005 and we should have asked to get closer.Photographed it: March 17, 2005
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Latitude: 27.86416 Longitude: -97.05647
For directions click Google Maps
Photo taken on March 17, 2005
Photo taken on March 17, 2005
Photo taken on March 17, 2005
Photo taken on March 17, 2005
Photo taken on March 17, 2005
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