Remley Point

Remley Point is a cape in Charleston County, South Carolina. Remley Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Scanlonville, as well as near Bayview Acres.

Places of Interest

Highlights include USS Yorktown and Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge.

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 1½ miles south of Remley Point.

Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge

Bridge

Photo: bbatsell, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Cooper River in South Carolina, US, connecting downtown Charleston to Mount Pleasant. The bridge has a main span of 1,546 feet, the seventh longest among cable-stayed bridges in the Western Hemisphere.

USS Laffey

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USS Laffey is an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer constructed during World War II, laid down and launched in 1943, and commissioned in February 1944. She was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Seaman Bartlett Laffey, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his stand against Confederate forces during the Civil War. USS Laffey is situated 1½ miles south of Remley Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hampstead Village and Wraggborough.

Hampstead Village

Quarter

Hampstead Village is a neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina in the US, also known as the Eastside or the East Side. A prominent merchant, Henry Laurens, bought several tracts totaling 99 acres where Hampstead Village is today. Hampstead Village is situated 2 miles southwest of Remley Point.

Wraggborough

Quarter

Wraggborough is a neighborhood in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, named after slave trader Joseph Wragg, and noted for its association with the slave trade. Wraggborough is situated 2 miles southwest of Remley Point.

Ansonborough

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Ansonborough is a neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1726, Captain George Anson acquired a 64-acre tract from Thomas Gadsden. Anson's lands were divided into smaller parcels for development, and several streets were named either for his ships or for himself: George and Anson, Scarborough and Squirrel, and Centurion. Ansonborough is situated 2½ miles southwest of Remley Point.

Remley Point

Type: Cape
Also known as: “Hobcaw Point”, “Remley’s Point”, and “Remleys Point”
Category: landform
Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.81351° or 32° 48′ 49″ north

Longitude

-79.90703° or 79° 54′ 25″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

8742R37V+C5

GeoNames ID

4592704

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