Bald Head Island
Bald Head Island is an island in Brunswick, North Carolina. Bald Head Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Caswell Historic District, as well as near the village Caswell Beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “Smith Island”
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.
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.
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.
Bald Head Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Brunswick, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.85985° or 33° 51′ 36″ northLongitude
-77.98953° or 77° 59′ 22″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
8754V256+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 357767631OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
“Bald Head Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bald Head Island”
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