Old Womans Point

Old Womans Point is a cape in Charleston County, South Carolina. Old Womans Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Moultrie Heights, as well as near Osceola Oaks.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Pleasant Historic District and Fort Sumter.

Mount Pleasant Historic District

Park

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Mount Pleasant Historic District is a national historic district located at Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina. The district encompasses nine contributing buildings in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Fort Sumter

Park

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Fort Sumter is an incomplete sea fort at the mouth of Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, where the battle that sparked the American Civil War took place. Fort Sumter is situated 2 miles south of Old Womans Point.

USS Yorktown

Museum

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USS Yorktown is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. Initially to have been named Bonhomme Richard, she was renamed Yorktown while still under construction, after the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown , which was sunk at the Battle of Midway. USS Yorktown is situated 2 miles west of Old Womans Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Pleasant and Sullivan’s Island Historic District.

Mount Pleasant

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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.

Sullivan’s Island Historic District

Neighborhood

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Sullivan's Island Historic District is a national historic district located at Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 36 contributing buildings on Sullivan's Island. Sullivan’s Island Historic District is situated 2½ miles southeast of Old Womans Point.

Sullivan’s Island

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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.

Old Womans Point

Type: Cape
Also known as: “North Point” and “Oldwanus Point”
Category: landform
Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.78351° or 32° 47′ 1″ north

Longitude

-79.87342° or 79° 52′ 24″ west

Elevation

30 feet (9 metres)

Open location code

8742Q4MG+CJ

GeoNames ID

4590107

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