30 Golf Courses
within 30 minutes

3 beaches
within 15 minutes

2 marinas
within 5 minutes

Area Information

- Golf -

Southport boasts 30 golf courses within 30 minutes! Watch for Brunswick County to become the golf capital of the coast. Several area courses include: The Gauntlet, The Players Course and The Members Course all at St. James Plantation; the Freddie Couples course; Carolina National at Winding River Plantation; Lions Paw and Panther Run at Ocean Ridge Plantation

- Boating, Fishing, & Beaches -

Boating - For both the sail or power enthusiast, the beautiful Cape Fear and Lockwood Folly Rivers, Intracoastal Waterway, and the Atlantic Ocean are available for boaters.

Offshore - Charter and private boats take you to your prize catch, including marlin, sailfish, dolphin, king and spanish mackerel, wahoo, bluefish and more.

Inland waters - Fishing, crabbing, shrimping and clamming are abundant in tidal creeks and along the Intracoastal Waterway.

Beaches - Oak Island, Caswell, Holden, Ocean Isle, Sunset and beautiful Bald Head Island are just a few of the pristine family beaches within 5 to 45 minutes of Southport.

- Community Essentials -

Schools - Southport Elementary, Supply Elementary, South Brunswick Middle/High School, Southport Christian and Cape Fear Academy are the local public and private schools.

Colleges - The University of North Carolina at Wilmington and Brunswick County Community College are both within 30 minutes.

Medical Facilities - Dosher Memorial Hospital, Southport; New Hanover Regional and Cape Fear Memorial Hospitals, Wilmington; and Brunswick County Hospital, Hwy. 17.

Airports - 2 International Jetports: New Hanover International. Wilmington and Myrtle Beach International, Myrtle Beach, SC ; and Brunswick County Airport in Southport for non-commercial flights.