Old Turtle Creek

Old Turtle Creek is an inlet in Cape May County, Jersey Shore, New Jersey. Old Turtle Creek is situated nearby to the village Wildwood Gables, as well as near the neighborhood Diamond Beach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wildwoods Convention Center and Boardwalk Chapel.

Wildwoods Convention Center

Convention center

Photo: Sk5893, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Wildwoods Convention Center is a convention center and indoor arena in Wildwood, New Jersey. Built in 2001 to replace an older Convention Hall, the center has exhibition space of 260,000 sq ft. Wildwoods Convention Center is situated 2½ miles east of Old Turtle Creek.

Boardwalk Chapel

Church

Boardwalk Chapel is a summertime Christian Gospel outreach on the two-mile boardwalk on the barrier island of The Wildwoods, New Jersey which holds 77 consecutive evening services during June, July, and August, open to boardwalkers. Boardwalk Chapel is situated 2½ miles east of Old Turtle Creek.

Caribbean Motel

Motel

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

The Caribbean Motel is a historic motel located in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey. It is located in the Wildwoods Shore Resort Historic District. The motel was built in 1957 in the Doo-Wop style by Lou Morey, whose family built many of the Wildwoods' original Doo Wop motels, for original owners Dominic and Julie Rossi. Caribbean Motel is situated 2 miles east of Old Turtle Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wildwood Crest and Wildwood.

Wildwood Crest

Photo: Dough4872, Public domain.

Wildwood Crest is a borough at the southern end of the Wildwood barrier island in Cape May County, in the Southern Shore region of New Jersey. It is the quietest and most residential of the three Wildwoods municipalities — Wildwood, North Wildwood, and Wildwood Crest — and draws primarily families and visitors seeking a lower-key beach experience.

Wildwood

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Wildwood is on the Southern Shore of New Jersey. It is primarily a resort town whose population swells in the summer months with vacationers coming mainly from New Jersey, New York, Philadelphia, and Quebec.

Rio Grande

Village

Photo: Smallbones, CC0.

Rio Grande is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Middle Township and Lower Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Rio Grande is situated 3 miles northwest of Old Turtle Creek.

Old Turtle Creek

Type: Inlet
Category: body of water
Location: Cape May County, Jersey Shore, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

38.97733° or 38° 58′ 38″ north

Longitude

-74.85989° or 74° 51′ 36″ west

Open location code

87C7X4GR+W2

GeoNames ID

4503387

This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Old Turtle Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Wildwood Gables and Diamond Beach.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jarvis Sound Thorofare and Fort Point.

Cape May County: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Ocean City, Cape May, Wildwood, and Sea Isle City.

Curious Inlets to Discover

Uncover intriguing inlets from every corner of the globe.