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Beaufort, South Carolina

The Point. A quiet corner in Beaufort's historic Point neighborhood — white clapboard, azaleas, and a one-way sign pointing deeper into the old streets.

The Point. A quiet corner in Beaufort's historic Point neighborhood — white clapboard, azaleas, and a one-way sign pointing deeper into the old streets. 33,709 views on Google Maps · Photo taken Apr 2025

Map of Beaufort on Hilton Head Island
Where it is. The pin is The Point, Beaufort's historic neighborhood on the river east of downtown. Tap the map to open it in Google Maps. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Location: Beaufort, South Carolina

Category: Town

Best For: The waterfront, the trail and The Point — one old river town

The Archive: 1 photos · 33,709 views on Google Maps

Beaufort is the Lowcountry's old river town — antebellum streets in The Point, a brick promenade on the Beaufort River, and a rail trail running south to Port Royal. This page is the hub for the archive's Beaufort coverage: the corner above sits in The Point, and the town's parks each have their own page — Waterfront Park on the river, the Spanish Moss Trail, and Whitehall Park. The photo at the top of this page has been viewed 33,709 times on Google Maps.

Key Takeaways

  • 1 photo on this hub page — Beaufort's coverage lives on the three park pages linked above.
  • Waterfront Park alone holds 428,993 views; its two-palm promenade shot is the most-viewed photo in this whole archive.
  • Beaufort is the first town beyond Hilton Head and Bluffton to get its own hub here.

Tagged Features

The PointWaterfront ParkSpanish Moss TrailWhitehall Park
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1 photos: 33,709 views on Google Maps — and counting.

Nearby Spots

Two palms and the swing bridge. The promenade's point on the Beaufort River, the Woods Memorial Bridge behind — the most-viewed photo in this archive.
Beaufort Waterfront Park
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 The tidal creek. Marsh channels braiding through the cordgrass at low water.
Whitehall Park
Whitehall Park, Beaufort · 1.0 mi
 The old depot. The brick trailhead building in Beaufort, wearing the trail's green logo — the northern start of the Spanish Moss Trail.
Spanish Moss Trail
Spanish Moss Trail, Beaufort · 1.6 mi
 Sailboat at low tide. Low tide on the marsh, one sailboat out on the creek.
Moss Creek Nature Preserve
Moss Creek Nature Preserve, Bluffton · 13.9 mi
 Sunset over calm water from a dock on Pinckney Island's south shore, orange sky reflected in Skull Creek
Pinckney Island
Off US 278, between Bluffton & Hilton Head Island · 14.5 mi
 Moss Creek Marina. The marina at dusk — docks, boats, and glassy water.
Moss Creek Marina
Moss Creek Marina, Bluffton · 14.8 mi
 Hole 15, par 3. A wide look at the par-3 15th green — bunker left, live oaks behind, marsh grass in front. It is the most-viewed golf photo in this archive.
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Moss Creek Golf Club, Bluffton · 15.3 mi
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