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About Navassa, NC

Navassa is a small riverside community about 20 miles north of Wilmington along US Highway 17. With just over 2,000 residents, it sits on a wide bend of the Cape Fear River in Brunswick County. Most visitors drive up from Wilmington in 25 minutes, while long-distance travelers often stop here when traveling between the Crystal Coast and Myrtle Beach. The town's most notable feature is its position where the Cape Fear River stretches nearly half a mile wide.

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Navassa, NC is in United States, at 34.283, -78.029 - about 24 km west of Blue Clay Farms, NC.

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The closest airport to Navassa, NC is Wilmington International Airport, 20 km (about 21 min by car).

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