Battery Caswell
Battery Caswell is a fort in Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina. Battery Caswell is situated nearby to the church Hatch Auditorium, as well as near the fort Battery McDonough.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hatch Auditorium and Oak Island Light.
Hatch Auditorium
Church
Hatch Auditorium 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.
Oak Island Light
Photo: Matt Trostle, CC BY 2.0.
The Oak Island Lighthouse is located in the Town of Caswell Beach near the mouth of the Cape Fear River in Southeastern North Carolina. It sits next to the Oak Island Coast Guard Station on the east end of Oak Island in Brunswick County looking south out at the Atlantic Ocean. Oak Island Light is situated 1 mile west of Battery Caswell.
Bald Head Light
Photo: Kubigula, Public domain.
Bald Head Lighthouse, known locally as Old Baldy, is the oldest lighthouse still standing in North Carolina. 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. Bald Head Light is situated 1½ miles southeast of Battery Caswell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Caswell Historic District and Caswell Beach.
Fort Caswell Historic District
Hamlet
The Fort Caswell Historic District is located on the Atlantic Coast of North Carolina, US, and encompasses 2 sites, 43 buildings, and 23 structures. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
Caswell Beach
Village
Photo: Gerry Dincher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caswell Beach is a small seaside town located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Cape Fear River in Southeastern North Carolina, United States. Occupying the eastern part of Oak Island in Brunswick County, its population was listed at 395 in the 2020 census. Caswell Beach is situated 2 miles west of Battery Caswell.
Southport
Photo: DiscoA340, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Southport is a city on the North Carolina Coastal Plain. 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 Southport.
Battery Caswell
- Type: Fort
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.89275° or 33° 53′ 34″ northLongitude
-78.01698° or 78° 1′ 1″ westOpen location code
8753VXVM+36OpenStreetMap ID
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