Snows Marsh

Snows Marsh is in , . Snows Marsh is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
  • Type: Wetland
  • Description: swamp in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: “Marsh Islands”, “Snow Marsh”, and “Snows Marshes”
  • Address: NC

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brunswick Nuclear Generating Station and Prices Creek Lighthouse.

Power station
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Brunswick nuclear power plant, named for , covers 1,200 acres at 20 feet above sea level about 5 miles from the Atlantic Ocean.

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 , . It was one of two range lights at Price Creek in a series of lights to guide ships from to , North Carolina.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kure Beach and Southport.

Photo: Jeremy Markovich, CC BY 2.0.
is a beach town near , – "nice, slow-mo and conservative" in the words of its former mayor.

Photo: DiscoA340, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city on the . 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 .

Hamlet
The is located on the Atlantic Coast of , US, and encompasses 2 sites, 43 buildings, and 23 structures. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. is situated 6 miles southwest of Snows Marsh.

Snows Marsh

Latitude
33.96412° or 33° 57′ 51″ north
Longitude
-77.96655° or 77° 57′ 60″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
8754X27M+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 45604197
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wetland
Geo­Names ID
4492374
Wiki­data ID
Q49228071
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Satellite Map

Discover Snows Marsh from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Snows Marsh” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Snows Marsh”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sheephead Rock and Coolvale.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include WRC Unnamed Island Snows March #1 39-33 and Wrc Federal Point Access Area.

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