River Watch
River Watch is a residential area in Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina. River Watch is situated nearby to Kingsley Park, as well as near Old Smithville Cemetery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital and Prices Creek Lighthouse.
J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital
Hospital
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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 4,100 feet northwest of River Watch.
Prices Creek Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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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 1½ miles northeast of River Watch.
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 2½ miles southwest of River Watch.
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 2 miles south of River Watch.
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 3 miles southwest of River Watch.
River Watch
- Type: Residential area
- Location: Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.92054° or 33° 55′ 14″ northLongitude
-78.01287° or 78° 0′ 46″ westOpen location code
8753WXCP+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 419719881OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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