Sheephead Rock

Sheephead Rock is a hamlet in Federal Point Township, New Hanover, North Carolina.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Fisher.

Fort Fisher

Museum

Photo: Egunt07, CC BY 3.0.

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 2 miles north of Sheephead Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kure Beach.

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.

Sheephead Rock

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Federal Point Township, New Hanover, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.94017° or 33° 56′ 25″ north

Longitude

-77.9136° or 77° 54′ 49″ west

Open location code

8754W3RP+3H

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fort Fisher State Recreation Area and Fort Fisher Park Office.

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