Carolina Shores is 2 minutes from Calabash, 10 minutes from Sunset Beach , 15 minutes to Ocean Isle Beach, and 20 minutes to Holden Beach. Airports are 30 minutes north and south, as Carolina Shores is 40 miles from historic Wilmington, N.C. (40 minutes north) and 10 miles Myrtle Beach, S.C. (10 minutes south). Carolina Shores is located in the southern part of Brunswick County via US Highway 17.