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About Sour Lake, TX

Sour Lake is a small East Texas city about 20 miles northwest of Beaumont, reached via US Highway 105 from Interstate 10. The town of 2,130 sits among pine forests and wetlands typical of the Big Thicket region. Most visitors drive from Houston (90 minutes) or use Beaumont Municipal Airport 25 miles away. The city gets its distinctive name from natural sulfur springs that still bubble up from the ground today.

Where is Sour Lake, TX on the map?

Sour Lake, TX is in United States, at 30.138, -94.405 - about 37 km south-west of Lumberton, TX.

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The closest airport to Sour Lake, TX is Jack Brooks Regional Airport, 53 km (about 43 min by car).

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