Caswell Beach
Caswell Beach is a beach in Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina. Caswell Beach is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Caswell Historic District, as well as near the neighborhood Long Beach.Places of Interest
Highlights include Oak Island Light and Hatch Auditorium.
Oak Island Light
Photo: Matt Trostle, CC BY 2.0.
The Oak Island Lighthouse is located in the Town of Caswell Beach near the mouth of the Cape Fear River in Southeastern North Carolina. It sits next to the Oak Island Coast Guard Station on the east end of Oak Island in Brunswick County looking south out at the Atlantic Ocean.
Hatch Auditorium
Church
Hatch Auditorium is a facility of the North Carolina Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell. The auditorium is situated next to the old Fort Caswell and faces the parade ground. Hatch Auditorium is situated 2 miles east of Caswell Beach.
Yaupon Beach
Residential area
Yaupon Beach, North Carolina is a neighborhood of the coastal town of Oak Island in Brunswick County, North Carolina. Yaupon Beach is situated 2 miles northwest of Caswell Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caswell Beach and Fort Caswell Historic District.
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.
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 1½ miles east of Caswell 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.
Caswell Beach
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.89545° or 33° 53′ 44″ northLongitude
-78.05082° or 78° 3′ 3″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
8753VWWX+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 357769960OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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In Other Languages
“Caswell Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Caswell Beach”
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