Turtle Pen Flats is a physical feature (swamp) in Refugio County. The primary coordinates for Turtle Pen Flats places it within the TX 78382 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Turtle Pen Flats |
Category: | Texas physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Swamp |
Description: | Extends SW from Turtle Pen Point into Copano Bay, 11.5 mi NE of Rockport. |
History: | In the 1870s pens were built by a local industry to contain sea turtles in this shallow area for meat and other products. |
County: | Refugio County |
Latitude: | 28.1947316 |
Longitude: | -97.023046 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Turtle Pen Flats: Turtle Pen Flats.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Turtle Pen Flats does not include property ownership information.
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