Cape Fear
Cape Fear is a prominent headland jutting into the Atlantic Ocean from Bald Head Island on the coast of North Carolina in the southeastern United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
- Type: Cape
- Description: landform
- Also known as: “Bald Head”, “Cape of Fear”, and “Cape of Feare”
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.
Cape Fear
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.84613° or 33° 50′ 46″ northLongitude
-77.96342° or 77° 57′ 48″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
8754R2WP+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1627169652OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Cape Fear” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Keyp-Fir”
- Catalan: “Cap Fear”
- Cebuano: “Cape Fear”
- Chinese: “开普菲尔海角”
- Chinese: “菲尔角”
- French: “Cap Fear”
- French: “Cape Fear”
- German: “Cape Fear”
- Italian: “Cape Fear”
- Italian: “capo Fear”
- Japanese: “ケープフェア (入り江)”
- Japanese: “フィア岬”
- Polish: “Cape Fear”
- Portuguese: “Cabo Fear”
- Russian: “Кейп-Фир (коса)”
- Russian: “Кейп-Фир (мыс Страха)”
- Russian: “Кейп-Фир”
- Slovenian: “Cape Fear”
- Spanish: “Cabo Fear”
- Spanish: “Cape Fear (promontorio)”
- Welsh: “Cape Fear, Gogledd Carolina”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Southport and Sheephead Rock.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Common at Cape Fear Station and Cape Fear Lighthouse Foundation.
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