Price Creek
Price Creek is a stream in Brunswick, North Carolina. Price Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Caswell Historic District, as well as near Coolvale.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Prices Creek Lighthouse and Brunswick Nuclear Generating Station.
Prices Creek Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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The Price Creek Lighthouse, also known as the Price's Creek Lighthouse, is a structure located near Southport, North Carolina. It was one of two range lights at Price Creek in a series of lights to guide ships from Cape Fear to Wilmington, North Carolina.
Brunswick Nuclear Generating Station
Power station
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Brunswick nuclear power plant, named for Brunswick County, North Carolina, covers 1,200 acres at 20 feet above sea level about 5 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. Brunswick Nuclear Generating Station is situated 2 miles northwest of Price Creek.
J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Pearlhunter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dosher Memorial Hospital is a not-for-profit, public, community hospital in Southport, North Carolina. The hospital serves Smithville Township—Southport, Bald Head Island, Caswell Beach, Oak Island, and the eastern portion of St. J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital is situated 2 miles west of Price Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southport and Fort Caswell Historic District.
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.
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 3½ miles southwest of Price Creek.
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 4½ miles southwest of Price Creek.
Price Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Brunswick, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.93351° or 33° 56′ 1″ northLongitude
-77.99027° or 77° 59′ 25″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
8754W2M5+CVGeoNames ID
4486501
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