Orton Plantation
The Orton Plantation is a historic plantation house in Smithville Township in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. Located beside the Cape Fear River between Wilmington and Southport, Orton Plantation is considered to be a near-perfect example of Southern antebellum architecture.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: house site in North Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “Orton Plantation Gardens”
- Address: 9149 Orton Road Southeast, 28479
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carolina Beach State Park.
Carolina Beach State Park
Park
Carolina Beach State Park is a North Carolina state park in New Hanover County, North Carolina. It covers 761 acres of the park in fee simple, and the remainder of park land is leased from the Department of the Army. Carolina Beach State Park is situated 2½ miles southeast of Orton Plantation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carolina Beach and Kure Beach.
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.Kure Beach
Kure Beach is a beach town near Wilmington, North Carolina – "nice, slow-mo and conservative" in the words of its former mayor.Old Town
Hamlet
Old Town is an unincorporated community in Brunswick County, on N.C. 133. Old Town is situated 5 miles north of Orton Plantation.
Orton Plantation
- Categories: botanical garden, plantation, and tourism
- Location: Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.05978° or 34° 3′ 35″ north
Longitude
-77.94863° or 77° 56′ 55″ west
Elevation
-7 feet (-2 metres)
Open location code
87643352+WG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Orton Plantation from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kendall Chapel and Sea Breeze.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Orton House and North Carolina Historic Site: Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson Visitors Center.
North Carolina: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Charlotte, Raleigh, Asheville, and Greensboro.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.