U.S. Coast Guard - Station Oak Island
U.S. Coast Guard - Station Oak Island is a military installation in Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina which is located on Caswell Beach Road. U.S. Coast Guard - Station Oak Island is situated nearby to Oak Island Light, as well as near the pier Inland Buoy Tender.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oak Island Light and Hatch Auditorium.
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.
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. Hatch Auditorium is situated 1 mile east of U.S. Coast Guard - Station Oak Island.
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 2½ miles southeast of U.S. Coast Guard - Station Oak Island.
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.
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.
U.S. Coast Guard - Station Oak Island
- Type: Military installation
- Address: 300 Caswell Beach Road, Oak Island, NC 28465
- Location: Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.893° or 33° 53′ 35″ northLongitude
-78.03393° or 78° 2′ 2″ westOpen location code
8753VXV8+5COpenStreetMap ID
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