Capital Power: Southport Power Plant
Capital Power: Southport Power Plant is in Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina. Capital Power: Southport Power Plant is situated nearby to Brunswick Nuclear Plant Helipad, as well as near the hamlet Fort Caswell Historic District.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brunswick Nuclear Generating Station and J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital.
Brunswick Nuclear Generating Station
Power station
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Brunswick nuclear power plant, named for Brunswick County, North Carolina, covers 1,200 acres at 20 feet above sea level about 5 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. Brunswick Nuclear Generating Station is situated 1 mile north of Capital Power: Southport Power Plant.
J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Pearlhunter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dosher Memorial Hospital is a not-for-profit, public, community hospital in Southport, North Carolina. The hospital serves Smithville Township—Southport, Bald Head Island, Caswell Beach, Oak Island, and the eastern portion of St. J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Capital Power: Southport Power Plant.
Prices Creek Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Hennap, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Price Creek Lighthouse, also known as the Price's Creek Lighthouse, is a structure located near Southport, North Carolina. It was one of two range lights at Price Creek in a series of lights to guide ships from Cape Fear to Wilmington, North Carolina. Prices Creek Lighthouse is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Capital Power: Southport Power Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southport and Fort Caswell Historic District.
Southport
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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.
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. Fort Caswell Historic District is situated 3½ miles south of Capital Power: Southport Power Plant.
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 4 miles southwest of Capital Power: Southport Power Plant.
Capital Power: Southport Power Plant
- Type: Industry
- Location: Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.94492° or 33° 56′ 42″ northLongitude
-78.01024° or 78° 0′ 37″ westInception
August 1987Operator
CPI USA NC Southport LLCOpen location code
8753WXVQ+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 396337826OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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