Nature at the Beach
Galveston is a narrow barrier island that hugs the upper Texas coast. This slender sliver of sand and beach hosts a precious diversity of wildlife, especially birds. Sandpipers, plovers, herons, egrets, waterfowl, gulls, terns, hawks, falcons, warblers, and vireos are examples of birds that congregate on the island in staggering numbers. As did John James Audubon when he visited the island in April 1837, one can still marvel over "the Snipes innumerable, the Blackbirds, the Gallinules, and the Curlews that surround us."HM Number | HM1PCR |
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Placed By | Fermata and Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Monday, November 16th, 2015 at 5:02pm PST -08:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15R E 323713 N 3239593 |
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Decimal Degrees | 29.27296667, -94.81455000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 29° 16.378', W 94° 48.873' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 29° 16' 22.68" N, 94° 48' 52.38" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 409, 713 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 4529-4957 Seawall Blvd, Galveston TX 77551, US |
Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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