Federal Point
Federal Point is a cape in Federal Point Township, New Hanover, North Carolina. Federal Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Sheephead Rock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Fisher.
Fort Fisher
Museum
Fort Fisher was a Confederate fort during the American Civil War. It protected the vital trading routes of the port at Wilmington, North Carolina, from 1861 until its capture by the Union in 1865. Fort Fisher is situated 3 km northeast of Federal Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kure Beach and Southport.
Kure Beach
Photo: Jeremy Markovich, CC BY 2.0.
Kure Beach is a beach town near Wilmington, North Carolina – "nice, slow-mo and conservative" in the words of its former mayor.
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.
Carolina Beach
Carolina Beach is a beach town just south of Wilmington, North Carolina. The eastern side of the town is an ordinary built-up beach community, a popular summer destination for students and other beachgoers.
Federal Point
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in North Carolina, USA
- Category: landform
- Location: Federal Point Township, New Hanover, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Federal Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Federal Point”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sheephead Rock and Hanby Beach.
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Highlights include The Basin and Horseshoe Shoal Channel Range.
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