Galveston South Jetty Lighthouse

Galveston South Jetty Lighthouse assists vessels approaching 5 nearby ports. The closest is Bolivar at 5.3 NM to the NW. Other ports served include Port Bolivar (5.4 NM NNW), Galveston (5.7 NM W), Texas City (10.9 NM WNW), EAGLE POINT (15.2 NM NW). Mariners should consult the relevant chart for full approach and pilotage information.

Galveston South Jetty Lighthouse is currently listed as inactive. It may have been decommissioned, replaced by a different navigation aid, or temporarily taken out of service. Mariners should check the latest Notices to Mariners for current status.

You can track vessels near Galveston South Jetty Lighthouse in real time using MarineRadar. The platform shows live AIS positions of ships in the area, including vessel name, type, flag, speed, and course.

It is a fixed navigational aid on the coast at Texas, US. Mariners identify it by its light characteristic — the pattern, colour and timing of its flashes — which is unique among the lights in its area, so a bearing on it fixes a vessel’s position without instruments.