RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of North Carolina >> New Hanover County >> Wilmington Beach >> Nearby CommunitiesIndex...

Around Wilmington Beach ...

Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Wilmington Beach, with the nearest first.

  • Carolina Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Kure Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sea Breeze
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sea Breeze is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
  • Myrtle Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Myrtle Grove is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
  • Old Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Boiling Spring Lakes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Boiling Spring Lakes is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,430 people
  • Silver Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Silver Lake is located in New Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Southport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bald Head Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Caswell Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Masonboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Masonboro is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonboro
    • Leland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Leland is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,647 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <1>
    • Saint James
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint James is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,607 people
    • Seagate
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Seagate is located in New Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagate
    • Wilmington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

For more communities neighboring Wilmington Beach, please visit our County-by-County Page for Wilmington Beach.

New Hanover County ...

Wilmington Beach is located in New Hanover County<2>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of New Hanover County: Brunswick & Pender.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilmington Beach ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilmington Beach.

Airports Near Wilmington Beach ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Wilmington Beach and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Wilmington Beach.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including New Hanover, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Wilmington Beach), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.