North Carolina
Brunswick
Smithville Township

Buoy 2

Buoy 2 is a monument in , , . Buoy 2 is situated nearby to the military installation , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oak Island Light and Hatch Auditorium.

Photo: Matt Trostle, CC BY 2.0.
The Oak Island Lighthouse is located in the Town of Caswell Beach near the mouth of the in Southeastern North Carolina. It sits next to the Oak Island Coast Guard Station on the east end of in Brunswick County looking south out at the Atlantic Ocean. is situated 510 feet west of Buoy 2.

Church
is a facility of the North Carolina Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell. The auditorium is situated next to the old Fort Caswell and faces the parade ground. is situated 1 mile east of Buoy 2.

Photo: Kubigula, Public domain.
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. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Buoy 2.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Caswell Historic District and Caswell Beach.

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.

Village
Photo: Gerry Dincher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small seaside town located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the in Southeastern North Carolina, United States. Occupying the eastern part of in , its population was listed at 395 in the 2020 census.

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is a city on the . Back in the 18th century, British settlements along this stretch of coast were afflicted by buccaneers and Spanish frigates to the point that a fortification named Fort Johnston had to be built, around which a town then called Smithville after Revolutionary War figure Benjamin Smith took shape, which eventually became known as .

Buoy 2

Latitude
33.89231° or 33° 53′ 32″ north
Longitude
-78.03337° or 78° 2′ 0″ west
Open location code
8753VXR8+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8565625619
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
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