Smith Island
Smith Island is an island in Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina. Smith Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Caswell Historic District, as well as near the village Caswell Beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bald Head Light and Hatch Auditorium.
Bald Head Light
Photo: Kubigula, Public domain.
Bald Head Lighthouse, known locally as Old Baldy, is the oldest lighthouse still standing in North Carolina. It is the second of three lighthouses that have been built on Bald Head Island since the 18th century to help guide ships past the dangerous shoals at the mouth of the Cape Fear river.
Hatch Auditorium
Church
Hatch Auditorium is a facility of the North Carolina Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell. The auditorium is situated next to the old Fort Caswell and faces the parade ground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bald Head Island and Fort Caswell Historic District.
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.
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.
Southport
Photo: DiscoA340, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Smith Island
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Bald Head Island”, “Baldhead Islands”, “Cedar Island”, “Landgrove Thomas Smiths Island”, “Palmetto Island”, “Smith’s Island”, and “Smiths Island”
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.88406° or 33° 53′ 3″ northLongitude
-77.98027° or 77° 58′ 49″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
8754V2M9+JVOpenStreetMap ID
node 357786132OpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
4492128
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Smith Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Smith Island”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Caswell Beach and Sheephead Rock.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bald Head Island Marina and Marina Park.
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.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Photo: southernfoodwaysalliance, CC BY 2.0.