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About Southport, NC

Southport sits where the Cape Fear River meets the Atlantic in southeastern North Carolina. Reach it via NC 211 east from US 17, about 30 minutes south of Wilmington. The historic downtown features antebellum homes and serves as the official pilot station where local pilots board ships to guide them through the Cape Fear's treacherous shoals to Wilmington's port.

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Southport, NC is in United States, at 33.941, -78.020 - about 23 km south-east of Bolivia, NC.

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The closest airport to Southport, NC is Wilmington International Airport, 53 km (about 54 min by car).

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