Welcome to Heights ...

Heights is located on the Gulf Coast.

Heights is located in Galveston County<1>.

The location of Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Heights is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Heights lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Heights ...

Junior League:   www.jlgalveston.org/

Communities Also Named Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Heights: This one is located in Galveston County and the other is located in Brazoria County.

Beyond Texas, there are 10 communities that are also named Heights - they are located in Kansas, Michigan (2), Missouri, Pennsylvania, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Heights.

Communities near Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Heights.

• League City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League City
  • League City is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for League City <4>
• Galveston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
  • Galveston is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <4>
• Friendswood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
  • Friendswood is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendswood <4>
• La Porte
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte
  • La Porte is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte <4>
• Dickinson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
  • Dickinson is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickinson <4>
• Seabrook
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook
  • Seabrook is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seabrook <4>
• Santa Fe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
  • Santa Fe is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Fe <4>
• Webster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <4>
• Hitchcock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
  • Hitchcock is located in Galveston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchcock <4>
• Nassau Bay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nassau Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Bay
  • Nassau Bay is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau Bay <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heights ...

Looking for more information about Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Galveston County: www.co.galveston.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/