Choctaw Point

Choctaw Point is a cape in Mobile, Alabama. Choctaw Point is situated nearby to the area Oakdale Historic District, as well as near Church Street East Historic District.

Places of Interest

Highlights include USS Alabama and Pinto Island.

USS Alabama

Protected area

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

USS Alabama, hull number BB-60, is a retired battleship. She was the fourth and final member of the South Dakota class of fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1940s during World War II. USS Alabama is situated 1½ miles northeast of Choctaw Point.

Pinto Island

Island

Pinto Island is an island in the U.S. state of Alabama, within the city limits of Mobile. Located on the northwestern coast of Mobile Bay, it is bounded on the west by the Mobile River, on the south by Mobile Bay, on the east by the Spanish River, and on the north by Pinto Pass and Blakeley Island.

USS Drum

Protected area

Photo: Jpemartin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

USS Drum is a Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship named after the drum, a type of fish. Drum is a museum ship in Mobile, Alabama, at Battleship Memorial Park. USS Drum is situated 1½ miles northeast of Choctaw Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mobile and Toulminville.

Mobile

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Mobile is a city in the state of Alabama in the South of the United States of America with almost a half million people in the metro area. Mobile is a historic, diverse port city with a strong southern culture and heritage.

Toulminville

Neighborhood

Toulminville is a neighborhood of Mobile, Alabama, United States. It began as a small settlement on the property of Harry Theophilus Toulmin, who served as Sheriff of Mobile County in the 1830s. Toulminville is situated 5 miles northwest of Choctaw Point.

Prichard

Town

Photo: Mjrmtg, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Prichard is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population was 19,322 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 18,816 in 2023. Prichard borders the north side of Mobile, as well as the Mobile suburbs of Chickasaw, Saraland, and the unincorporated sections of Eight Mile. Prichard is situated 6 miles northwest of Choctaw Point.

Choctaw Point

Type: Cape
Also known as: “Anse des Chaqtos”, “L’Anse des Chaqtos”, and “Pointe des Chacteaux”
Category: landform
Location: Mobile, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

30.66464° or 30° 39′ 53″ north

Longitude

-88.03416° or 88° 2′ 3″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

862HMX78+V8

GeoNames ID

4055183

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