Bald Head Shoal
Bald Head Shoal is a bar in Brunswick, North Carolina. Bald Head Shoal is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Caswell Historic District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bald Head Light.
Bald Head Light
Photo: Kubigula, Public domain.
Bald Head Lighthouse, known locally as Old Baldy, is the oldest lighthouse still standing in North Carolina. It is the second of three lighthouses that have been built on Bald Head Island since the 18th century to help guide ships past the dangerous shoals at the mouth of the Cape Fear river. Bald Head Light is situated 1½ miles northwest of Bald Head Shoal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bald Head Island and Fort Caswell Historic District.
Bald Head Island
Photo: David Broad, CC BY 3.0.
Bald Head Island is a 2 mi journey across the Cape Fear River from Southport, North Carolina and the site of Old Baldy, the state’s oldest standing lighthouse, circa 1817.
Fort Caswell Historic District
Hamlet
The Fort Caswell Historic District is located on the Atlantic Coast of North Carolina, US, and encompasses 2 sites, 43 buildings, and 23 structures. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. Fort Caswell Historic District is situated 3½ miles northwest of Bald Head Shoal.
Caswell Beach
Village
Photo: Gerry Dincher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caswell Beach is a small seaside town located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Cape Fear River in Southeastern North Carolina, United States. Occupying the eastern part of Oak Island in Brunswick County, its population was listed at 395 in the 2020 census. Caswell Beach is situated 5 miles northwest of Bald Head Shoal.
Bald Head Shoal
- Type: Bar
- Categories: bar and landform
- Location: Brunswick, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Bald Head Shoal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bald Head Shoal (piliw)”
- Cebuano: “Bald Head Shoal”
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