Walden Creek
Walden Creek is a stream in Brunswick, North Carolina. Walden Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Coolvale, as well as near Sheephead Rock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Prices Creek Lighthouse and Brunswick Nuclear Generating Station.
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.
Brunswick Nuclear Generating Station
Power station
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Brunswick nuclear power plant, named for Brunswick County, North Carolina, covers 1,200 acres at 20 feet above sea level about 5 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. Brunswick Nuclear Generating Station is situated 2 miles west of Walden Creek.
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 4½ miles southwest of Walden Creek.
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.
Walden Creek
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Waldon Creek”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Brunswick, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.94934° or 33° 56′ 58″ northLongitude
-77.98027° or 77° 58′ 49″ westOpen location code
8754W2X9+PVGeoNames ID
4497313
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