Sunny Point
Sunny Point is a cape in Brunswick, North Carolina. Sunny Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Hanby Beach, as well as near Sheephead Rock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Fisher and Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point.
Fort Fisher
Museum
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 2½ miles southeast of Sunny Point.
Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point
Military installation
Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point is one of the largest military terminals in the world. It serves as a transfer point between rail, trucks, and ships for the import and export of weapons, ammunition, explosives and military equipment for the United States Army and is operated by the 596th Transportation Brigade. Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point is situated 2 miles northwest of Sunny Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kure Beach and Carolina 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.
Carolina Beach
Carolina Beach is a beach town just south of Wilmington, North Carolina. The eastern side of the town is an ordinary built-up beach community, a popular summer destination for students and other beachgoers.
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.
Sunny Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Brunswick, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.98517° or 33° 59′ 7″ northLongitude
-77.95638° or 77° 57′ 23″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
8754X2PV+3CGeoNames ID
4494050
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