Denis Creek
Denis Creek is an inlet in Brunswick, North Carolina. Denis Creek is situated nearby to the village Caswell Beach, as well as near the hamlet Fort Caswell Historic District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cape Fear Regional Jetport/Howie Franklin Field and Oak Island Light.
Cape Fear Regional Jetport/Howie Franklin Field
Aerodrome
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Cape Fear Regional Jetport, also known as Howie Franklin Field, is a public use airport in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. It is owned by the Brunswick County Airport Commission and located one nautical mile northeast of the central business district of Oak Island, North Carolina.
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. Oak Island Light is situated 2½ miles southeast of Denis Creek.
Yaupon Beach
Residential area
Yaupon Beach, North Carolina is a neighborhood of the coastal town of Oak Island in Brunswick County, North Carolina.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caswell Beach and Southport.
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 1½ miles southeast of Denis Creek.
Southport
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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.
Oak Island
Oak Island is a seaside town located in the southeastern corner of North Carolina, United States. Part of Brunswick County, the major portion of the town is on Oak Island which it shares with Caswell Beach.
Denis Creek
- Type: Inlet
- Category: body of water
- Location: Brunswick, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.9174° or 33° 55′ 3″ northLongitude
-78.06221° or 78° 3′ 44″ westElevation
-3 feet (-1 metres)Open location code
8753WW8Q+X4GeoNames ID
4463497
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