Bald Head Island

Bald Head Island is a 2 mi journey across the Cape Fear River from , and the site of Old Baldy, the state’s oldest standing lighthouse, circa 1817.
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  • Type: Village with 268 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Bald Head Island, NC” and “Bald Head Island, North Carolina”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bald Head Light.

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Bald Head Lighthouse, known locally as Old Baldy, is the oldest lighthouse still standing in . It is the second of three lighthouses that have been built on Bald Head Island since the 18th century to help guide ships past the dangerous shoals at the mouth of the Cape Fear river.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Caswell Historic District.

Hamlet
The is located on the Atlantic Coast of , US, and encompasses 2 sites, 43 buildings, and 23 structures. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Bald Head Island.

Bald Head Island

Latitude
33.8619° or 33° 51′ 43″ north
Longitude
-77.9955° or 77° 59′ 44″ west
Population
268
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
8754V263+QQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158498329
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4453494
Wiki­data ID
Q1978841
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Satellite Map

Discover Bald Head Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Bald Head Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بليد هيد أيلاند”
  • Basque: “Bald Head Island”
  • Catalan: “Bald Head Island”
  • Cebuano: “Bald Head Island”
  • Chinese: “Bald Head Island”
  • Chinese: “光頭島”
  • Chinese: “北卡羅來納州禿頭島”
  • Chinese: “鮑爾德黑德艾蘭”
  • Dutch: “Bald Head Island”
  • French: “Bald Head Island”
  • German: “Bald Head Island”
  • Gilaki: “بالد هد آیلند (کلسيايي کارؤلینا)”
  • Gilaki: “بالد هد آیلند”
  • Haitian: “Bald Head Island, Kawolin dinò”
  • Italian: “Bald Head Island”
  • Ladin: “Bald Head Island”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bald Head Island”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bald Head Island (Nord-Carolina)”
  • Norwegian: “Bald Head Island”
  • Persian: “بلد هد آیلند”
  • Polish: “Bald Head Island”
  • Portuguese: “Bald Head Island”
  • Serbian: “Болд Хед Ајланд”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bald Head Island, North Carolina”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bald Head Island”
  • Spanish: “Bald Head Island”
  • Ukrainian: “Болд-Гед-Айленд”
  • Volapük: “Bald Head Island”

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