Southport Light One
Southport Light One is a tower in Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina. Southport Light One is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Caswell Historic District, as well as near the village Caswell Beach.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital and Oak Island Light.
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 1 mile north of Southport Light One.
Oak Island Light
Photo: Matt Trostle, CC BY 2.0.
The Oak Island Lighthouse is located in the Town of Caswell Beach near the mouth of the Cape Fear River in Southeastern North Carolina. It sits next to the Oak Island Coast Guard Station on the east end of Oak Island in Brunswick County looking south out at the Atlantic Ocean. Oak Island Light is situated 1½ miles southwest of Southport Light One.
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. Hatch Auditorium is situated 1½ miles south of Southport Light One.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southport and Fort Caswell Historic District.
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.
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 1½ miles south of Southport Light One.
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 2 miles southwest of Southport Light One.
Southport Light One
- Type: Tower
- Location: Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.91462° or 33° 54′ 53″ northLongitude
-78.01999° or 78° 1′ 12″ westOpen location code
8753WX7J+R2GeoNames ID
4492758
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