Cape Fear River

The Cape Fear River is a 191.08-mile-long blackwater river in eastern . It flows into the Atlantic Ocean near , from which it takes its name.
  • Stream
  • Description: river in North Carolina, United States
  • Also known as
    “Cape Fair River”
    “Cape-Feare River”
    “Charle River”
    “Charles River”
    “Clarendon River”
    “North East Cape Fear River”
    “North West Branch”
    “Rio Jordan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Hatch Auditorium and Bald Head Light.
Church
is a facility of the North Carolina Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell.
Kubigula, Public domain.
Bald Head Lighthouse, known locally as Old Baldy…
The Oak Island Lighthouse is located in the Town…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Caswell Historic District and Bald Head Island.
is a 2 mi journey across the Cape…
is a small seaside town located on the…
2½ miles west of Cape Fear River
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Latitude
33.88545° or 33° 53′ 8″ north
Longitude
-78.01277° or 78° 0′ 46″ west
Open location code
8753VXPP+5V
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Cape Fear River” goes by many names.
كيب فيرArabic
Ríu Cape FearAsturian
Кейп ФирBulgarian
Cape FearCatalan
Riu Cape FearCatalan
Cape Fear RiverCebuano
开普菲尔河Chinese
恐懼角河Chinese
驚恐角河Chinese
Кейп-ФирChuvash
Cape Fear RiverDutch
نهر كيب فيرEgyptian Arabic
Rivero Kabo TimoEsperanto
Abhainn Cape FearIrish
Cape FearItalian
Cape Fear RiverItalian
Keip FyrasLithuanian
Keip Fyras (upė)Lithuanian
Cape Fear RiverNorwegian
Cape Fear RiverNorwegian Bokmål
Cape FearPolish
Cape FearRomanian
Cape Fear (râu)Romanian
Кейп-ФирRussian
Кейп-Фир (река)Russian
Cape FearSlovenian
Cape Fear RiverSlovenian
reka Cape FearSlovenian
Кейп-ФірUkrainian
Cape FearVenetian
Afon Cape FearWelsh

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