Cape Fear is a prominent headland and coastal region located on the southeastern coast of North Carolina, specifically jutting into the Atlantic Ocean from Bald Head Island. It is situated near Southport and Wilmington and referred to as part of the “Graveyard of the Atlantic”- the 300-mile shoreline extending along the North Carolina covering the Outer…
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Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina
Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina is located 6 miles from Sunset Beach, 29 miles from Oak Island and Caswell Beach and 33 miles from Southport. Ocean Isle Beach is not a naturally occurring barrier island but man-made, created in 1934 as a result of the dredging deposits left over from the creation of the Intracoastal Waterway. …
Oak Island, North Carolina
Oak Island, North Carolina is 12 miles from Southport, 33 miles from Sunset Beach, 29 miles from Ocean Isle Beach and like Caswell Beach, is separated from the mainland by the Intracoastal Waterway. There are more than 100 public access points to the 14 mile stretch of beaches, two fishing piers (Oak Island Pier and…
Caswell Beach, North Carolina
Caswell Beach is home to one of the seven North Carolina’s lighthouse, Oak Island Lighthouse as well as Fort Caswell. Fort Caswell was originally built centuries ago on 2,200 acres and took up most of the Island housing various branches of US armed forces from 1836 and 1945. It was a key asset in guarding…
Southport, North Carolina
Southport, North Carolina is one of the oldest communities in coastal North Carolina, with ties to virtually every major American event. The town was originally named Smithville in 1792, after Benjamin Smith, who had served under General George Washington in the Revolutionary War. This little seacoast town is located at the mouth of the tidal Cape Fear…
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, originated as an outpost in 1797 with frontiersmen such as the likes of Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett. A sub-mountain range of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is the adjacent the Smokey Mountains, which run from eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina starting at Knoxville, TN to…