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New Hanover County, North Carolina

New Hanover County is one of 100 counties located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Though second smallest in area, it is one of the most populous as its county seat, Wilmington, is one of the state's largest cities. At the 2010 census, the population was 202,667, an increase of 26.4 percent from 160,367 at the 2000 census. The county is included in the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area, which also includes neighboring Brunswick and Pender counties.

Located at 34.18, -77.86 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Bayshore, North Carolina

Bayshore is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,974 at the 2007 census. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Located at 34.2836, -77.7964 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Kings Grant, North Carolina

Kings Grant is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,162 at the 2007 census. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Located at 34.2658, -77.8678 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Kirkland, North Carolina

Kirkland, more commonly known as Porter's Neck, is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 685 at the 2007 census. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Located at 34.3011, -77.7875 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Masonboro, North Carolina

Masonboro is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 11,812 at the 2000 census. Masonboro is located southeast of Wilmington near the Atlantic coast. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Located at 34.17, -77.8711 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Myrtle Grove, North Carolina

Myrtle Grove is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,125 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Located at 34.1292, -77.8828 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Murraysville, North Carolina

Murraysville is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,279 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Located at 34.2878, -77.8447 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Ogden, North Carolina

Ogden is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. It is both a suburb of the city of Wilmington and part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,481 at the 2000 census.

Located at 34.2653, -77.7992 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Seagate, North Carolina

Seagate is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,590 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Located at 34.2036, -77.8439 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

Wrightsville Beach is a town in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. Wrightsville Beach is just east of Wilmington and is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,593 at the 2000 census. The town consists of a four-mile-long beach island, an interior island called Harbor Island, and pockets of commercial property on the mainland.

Located at 34.2112, -77.7986 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Wilmington, North Carolina

Wilmington, North Carolina —  City  — Downtown Wilmington from across the Cape Fear River Official seal of Wilmington, North Carolina Location of Wilmington Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:34|13|24|N|77|54|44|W|type:city_region:US-NC |primary |name= }} Country United States State North Carolina County New Hanover Incorporated February 20, 1739/40 Government  • Mayor Bill Saffo Area  • City 41.5 sq mi (107.4 km)  • Land 41.0 sq mi (106.2 km)  • Water 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km) Elevation 30 ft (9 m) Population  • City 106,476  • Density 1,849.8/sq mi (714.2/km)  • Metro 362,315 Time zone Eastern (EST)  • Summer  EDT ZIP codes 28401-28412 Area code(s) 910 FIPS code 37-74440 GNIS feature ID 1023269 Sister cities Dandong, Liaoning, ChinaDoncaster, South Yorkshire, United KingdomBridgetown, Barbados Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County in coastal southeastern North Carolina, United States.

Located at 34.2233, -77.9122 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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University of North Carolina Wilmington

The University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW), sometimes referred to as UNC Wilmington, is a public, co-educational university located in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. UNCW enrolls approximately 14,000 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students each year as part of the 17-campus University of North Carolina System.

Located at 34.2266, -77.878 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Trask Coliseum

Trask Coliseum is a 5,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Wilmington, North Carolina. It is home to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington Seahawks basketball team, as well as some graduations for New Hanover County high schools.

Located at 34.225, -77.8783 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Cape Fear Academy

Cape Fear Academy is a PK3-12 school located in Wilmington, North Carolina. It is a coeducational day school with 600 students and is a non-profit organization unaffiliated with any other institution, group, or church. Cape Fear Academy strives to be "a learning community sharing a commitment to respect, integrity, academic excellence, and service to others. " The school was incorporated in 1966 and opened its doors in September 1967.

Located at 34.1707, -77.8934 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Figure Eight Island

Figure Eight Island is an island in North Carolina, just north of Wrightsville Beach, with approximately 441 homes. It is surrounded by the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean. It is a private island and that can only be reached via a guarded causeway bridge. It has been a popular destination for celebrities and politicians including former Vice President Al Gore, who has rented a house there, and John Edwards, who owns a house on the island.

Located at 34.27, -77.75 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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New Hanover County Extension Service Arboretum

New Hanover County Extension Service Arboretum (7 acres) is a new arboretum being established on the grounds of the New Hanover County Cooperative Extension Service, 6206 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina. It is open daily without charge. The arboretum was formally opened in 1989, and is still under development. It currently contains 33 gardens including an aquatic garden, bog garden, children's garden, herb garden, Japanese garden, and rose garden.

Located at 34.2104, -77.8353 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Airlie Gardens

Airlie Gardens (67 acres) is a public garden in Wilmington, North Carolina. It was created in 1901 as a private garden, for the Pembroke Jones family by Mrs. Jones, as a lush, flowing, naturalistic Southern garden, with thousands of azaleas, camellias, magnolias, and wisteria. German landscape architect Rudolf Topel, transformed the garden to a picturesque garden.

Located at 34.2151, -77.8279 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Brooks Field (Wilmington)

Bill Brooks Field is a stadium in Wilmington, North Carolina on the campus of UNC-Wilmington. Brooks Field is the home of the UNC Wilmington Seahawks baseball team and has hosted the Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament a number of times (1989–90, 1993, 2004–11). The ballpark has a capacity of 3,000 people and first opened in 1989.

Located at 34.2219, -77.8733 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Isaac Bear Early College High School

Isaac Bear Early College High School, also called Isaac Bear, is a selective-enrollment School at 630 MacMillan Avenue, Wilmington, North Carolina. The premises are situated on UNCW campus. New Hanover County Schools operates this school with the support of the local college, the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and the Gates Foundation. Students must apply to attend this school; no more than 100 submissions are accepted per year.

Located at 34.2185, -77.8785 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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John T. Hoggard High School

John T. Hoggard High School is a public high school in the New Hanover County School System in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Located at 34.1998, -77.893 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Monkey Junction, North Carolina

Monkey Junction is an unincorporated area near Wilmington, North Carolina in New Hanover County at the intersection of College Road and Carolina Beach Road. It is one of several centers of recent commercial and residential growth near Wilmington and is currently being targeted for annexation by the city of Wilmington.

Located at 34.14, -77.8935 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Masonboro Inlet

Masonboro Inlet is an inlet in New Hanover County, North Carolina, separating the town of Wrightsville Beach from Masonboro Island. The inlet was used as a hideout by Confederate blockade runners during the Civil War. The blockade runners would hide in the inlet until nightfall, then sail to the nearby port of Wilmington in the cover of darkness.

Located at 34.185, -77.8122 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Masonboro Island

Masonboro Island is a barrier island in New Hanover County, North Carolina. The island, which is undeveloped and accessible only by boat, is a component of the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve and a North Carolina State Natural Area. It lies south of Wrightsville Beach, separated by Masonboro Inlet, and north of Carolina Beach, separated by Carolina Beach Inlet. The island is a destination for boating, surfing, and camping.

Located at 34.1256, -77.8581 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Friends School of Wilmington

Friends School of Wilmington is an 18 months - 8th grade private/independent Quaker school located in New Hanover County in Wilmington, NC. The school was founded in 1995 by the Wilmington (NC) Friends Meeting and has grown from a middle school for 30 students to a school for 190 students. Friends School is located on two campuses located 2.9 miles apart with five buildings and eight acres of playgrounds, fields, gardens, woods, and a pond.

Located at 34.2035, -77.8465 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Harbor Island, South Carolina

Harbor Island is a small resort island located 14 miles (22 km) east of Beaufort, South Carolina. It is one of the Carolina Sea Islands. The majority of the island is tidal marsh, though approximately 800 acres of upland acreage exist on the northeastern portions of the island. The island was uninhabited and used primarily as hunting grounds until the 1930s, when U.S. Highway 21 was constructed to connect St. Helena Island with Hunting Island State Park.

Located at 34.2141, -77.8022 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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