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The Cape Fear River is a 191.08-mile-long (307.51 km) [ 5 ] blackwater river in east-central North Carolina. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Fear, from which it takes its name. The river is formed at the confluence of the Haw River and the Deep River (North Carolina) in the town of Moncure, North Carolina.
Course. Northeast Cape Fear River rises about 1 mile southeast of Mount Olive, North Carolina in Wayne County and about 10 mi (16 km) south of Goldsboro and then flows south to the Cape Fear River at Wilmington, North Carolina. [2] On its course it flows past Albertson, Hallsville, and Chinquapin. In Pender County near the Atlantic coast, it ...
The Black River is a tributary of the Cape Fear River, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, in southeastern North Carolina in the United States. It is formed in southern Sampson County , approximately 15 mi. (24 km) south of Clinton , by confluence of two creeks: Great Coharie Creek and Six Runs Creek .
Pender County is a member of the regional Cape Fear Council of Governments. The government is run by a board of commissioners with a county manager. Pender County is a strong Republican county, voting with the party since 1996. In the 1992 U.S. presidential election, Democratic nominee Bill Clinton won the county.
Cape Fear Skyway. Coordinates. 34°10′N 77°57′W / . 34.17°N 77.95°W. / 34.17; -77.95. Crosses. Cape Fear River. Location. The Cape Fear Skyway (also called the Cape Fear Crossing) was a proposed limited access toll road and bridge in North Carolina, United States, that would pass through portions of New Hanover and Brunswick counties.
Kenneth Creek. Bridges. Holland Hills Drive, Rawls Church Road, Chalybeate Springs Road, Bluff Ridge Lane, Harnett Central Road, US 401. Neills Creek is a 12.94 mi (20.82 km) long 4th order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina. Neill Creek is the only stream of its name in the United States.
Cape Fear (headland) Coordinates: 33°50′26″N 77°57′37″W. Cape Fear, on the coast of North Carolina. Cape Fear in a NASA satellite photo, showing the estuary of the Cape Fear River. Cape Fear is a prominent headland jutting into the Atlantic Ocean from Bald Head Island on the coast of North Carolina in the southeastern United States.
The lighthouse, which was first activated on December 23, 1794, directed traffic to the Cape Fear River and the growing port of Wilmington, located several miles upstream. In less than two decades this lighthouse was threatened due to severe erosion of the river bank. Between 1813 and 1817 funds were approved for rebuilding Bald Head Lighthouse.