Other Cape Fear Coast Locations . . . . Wrightsville Beach . . . Wrightsville Beach, the northernmost beach in New Hanover County, is situated eight miles northeast of Wilmington and bordered by the ICW and the Atlantic Ocean. Wrightsville Beach, north of Carolina and Kure Beaches, is separated by a small draw bridge from the mainland. The Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort and the Blockade Runner Hotel, both on the ocean, are the two largest places to stay. However, there are a number of smaller private and commercial hotels and motels in the area. Homes range from elegant older beach homes to magnificent residences that compare favorably to those in the most prestigious beaches on either coast, and properties in Wrightsville are often more costly for comparable homes located at the other two beaches. Blessed with some of the most beautiful waterways in southeastern North Carolina, Wrightsville Beach activities seem to revolve around water-related events. Boating and fishing are part of everyday life, rather than weekend events. There are a number of excellent restaurants and many of the day to day amenities necessary to sustain a small thriving community. Brunswick County . . . Brunswick County, one of North Carolina’s largest, stretches from Wilmington, NC, to the South Carolina border. Until recently, it was largely undiscovered, and much of it remains rural and undeveloped. However, like many communities in other areas of the state, it is exploding with new homes and commercial areas – in this case all along US Highway 17. Unlike the unplanned developments evolving in many areas, much of the land is being transformed into well planned communities with beautiful homes as well as convenient commercial offices and retail spaces. It is a great place to settle now with many beautiful mixed use subdivisions and golf courses all the way down to Myrtle Beach. Pender County . . . This large county, just north of Wilmington on US Highway 17, extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east westward to the eastern border of the North Carolina Piedmont. It is a beautiful area with lots of amenities. In the past, the principal land use was agricultural. However, much of the land is now being developed as residential communities. New building flourishes almost everywhere, but land is still available for farming for and personal use. Prices for acreage as well as homes range from inexpensive in the interior of the county to very expensive for both land and homes on the ocean in Surf City and Topsail Beach, and on the Intracoastal Waterway in Hampstead and south to Wilmington. Pender County has great schools and desirable amenities in most of the developing residential communities. |