Shellbed Creek
Shellbed Creek is an inlet in Brunswick, North Carolina. Shellbed Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Caswell Historic District, as well as near Sheephead Rock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Prices Creek Lighthouse.
Prices Creek Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Hennap, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Prices Creek Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles northwest of Shellbed 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 Shellbed Creek.
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.
Shellbed Creek
- Type: Inlet
- Category: body of water
- Location: Brunswick, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.9174° or 33° 55′ 3″ northLongitude
-77.97138° or 77° 58′ 17″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
8754W28H+XCGeoNames ID
4491216
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