Bay Beach
Bay Beach is a beach in Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina. Bay Beach is situated nearby to the hamlet Sheephead Rock, as well as near Fort Caswell Historic District.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 4 miles west of Bay Beach.
Southport
Photo: DiscoA340, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Southport is a city on the North Carolina Coastal Plain. Back in the 18th century, British settlements along this stretch of coast were afflicted by buccaneers and Spanish frigates to the point that a fortification named Fort Johnston had to be built, around which a town then called Smithville after Revolutionary War figure Benjamin Smith took shape, which eventually became known as Southport.
Bay Beach
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.89545° or 33° 53′ 44″ northLongitude
-77.95221° or 77° 57′ 8″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
8754V2WX+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 357767826OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Bay Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bay Beach (lapyahan sa Estados Unidos)”
- Cebuano: “Bay Beach”
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