Goldbug Island
Goldbug Island is an islet in Charleston County, South Carolina. Goldbug Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Waterway Arms, as well as near Sullivan’s Island Historic District.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America
- Also known as: “Gold Bug Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Moultrie and Ben M Sawyer Memorial Bridge.
Fort Moultrie
Park
Photo: DDima, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Moultrie is a series of fortifications on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, built to protect the city of Charleston, South Carolina. The first fort, formerly named Fort Sullivan, built of palmetto logs, inspired the flag and nickname of South Carolina, as "The Palmetto State".
Ben M Sawyer Memorial Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Federal Highway Administration, Public domain.
The Ben Sawyer Bridge is a swing bridge that connects the town of Mount Pleasant with Sullivan's Island in South Carolina. The bridge swings on its central axis to open for boat traffic which is too tall to clear the bridge, and has an operator's house in the center of the swing span from which a tender can operate the bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sullivan’s Island Historic District and Sullivan’s Island.
Sullivan’s Island Historic District
Neighborhood
Sullivan’s Island
Photo: Surfer43, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sullivan's Island, historically known as O'Sullivan's Island, is a town and island in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, at the entrance to Charleston Harbor, with a population of 1,791 at the 2010 census, and 1,891 people in 2020.
Mount Pleasant
Photo: WolfgangExler, CC BY 3.0.
Mount Pleasant is a large town in the Greater Charleston region of South Carolina. The population of the town has exploded, making it a very popular bedroom community of the city of Charleston.
Goldbug Island
- Categories: island, wetland, locality, and landform
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.77201° or 32° 46′ 19″ northLongitude
-79.84989° or 79° 50′ 60″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
8742Q5C2+R2OpenStreetMap ID
way 137334580OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wetlandOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4579973Wikidata ID
Q49639239
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In Other Languages
“Goldbug Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Goldbug Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Waterway Arms and Myrtle Acres.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Adventurous Fishing Charters and Pitt Street Bridge Park.
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