High Island, Texas
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High Island, Texas is a small unincorporated community on the upper Texas Gulf Coast known for its elevated salt dome and its importance as a major birdwatching and migratory bird sanctuary.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | unincorporated community ⓘ |
| accessibleVia | State Highway 124 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | unincorporated community ⓘ |
| birdingDesignation | world-renowned birding hotspot ⓘ |
| birdingSeasonPeak |
April
ⓘ
early May ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countySeatOf | none ⓘ |
| economicActivity | ecotourism ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToSurroundings | higher than surrounding coastal plain ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
elevated townsite relative to sea level
ⓘ
oil and gas related salt dome ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature | salt dome ⓘ |
| hasHabitat |
coastal woodland
ⓘ
freshwater wetlands ⓘ live oak motte ⓘ marshes ⓘ |
| hasObservationInfrastructure |
birding boardwalks
ⓘ
observation platforms ⓘ photography blinds ⓘ |
| hasPostalService | United States Postal Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
Boy Scout Woods Sanctuary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eubanks Woods Sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ S.E. Gast Red Bay Sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ Smith Oaks Sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalEvent |
fall bird migration
ⓘ
spring bird migration ⓘ |
| importantFor |
Neotropical migratory songbirds
ⓘ
bird conservation ⓘ warbler migration ⓘ |
| knownFor |
birdwatching
ⓘ
migratory bird sanctuary ⓘ spring bird migration fallouts ⓘ |
| locatedBetween | Winnie, Texas and Port Bolivar, Texas ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galveston County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Bolivar Peninsula region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
upper Texas Gulf Coast ⓘ |
| managedBy | Houston Audubon Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Houston Audubon sanctuaries network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas Gulf Coast birding trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| visitedBy | birdwatchers from around the world ⓘ |
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