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Lewes, Delaware

Lewes is an incorporated city in eastern Sussex County, Delaware, on the Delmarva Peninsula. According to the 2010 census, the population is 2,747, a decrease of 6.3% from 2000. The city is part of the rapidly growing Delaware Beaches area and lies within the Seaford Micropolitan Statistical Area. Lewes proudly claims to be "The First Town in The First State."

Located at 38.7758, -75.1422 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Lewes, Delaware, Cities in Delaware, Populated places in Sussex County, Delaware, Populated places established in 1631

Dewey Beach, Delaware

Dewey Beach is an incorporated coastal town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the town is 341, an increase of 13.3% over the previous decade. It is part of the rapidly growing Delaware Beaches area and lies within the Seaford, Delaware Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2011, the NRDC awarded Dewey Beach with a 5-Star rating in water quality. This award was given only to 12 other locations, one being neighboring Rehoboth Beach.

Located at 38.6961, -75.0764 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Beaches of Delaware, Towns in Sussex County, Delaware

Henlopen Acres, Delaware

Henlopen Acres is a municipality north of Rehoboth Beach in Sussex County, Delaware, United States, and is the third smallest incorporated town in Delaware. According to 2010 census figures, the population of the town is 122, a decrease of 12.2% from the 2000 census. It is part of the Seaford, Delaware Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Located at 38.7253, -75.0839 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Towns in Sussex County, Delaware

Long Neck, Delaware

Long Neck is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,980 at the 2010 census. Long Neck is the only census-designated place in Sussex County. It is part of the Seaford, Delaware Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Located at 38.6189, -75.15 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Census-designated places in Sussex County, Delaware

Cape Henlopen

Cape Henlopen is the southern cape of the Delaware Bay along the Atlantic coast of the United States. It lies in the state of Delaware, near the town of Lewes. Off the coast on the bay side are two lighthouses, called the Harbor of Refuge Light and the Delaware Breakwater East End Light.

Located at 38.7715, -75.0955 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Headlands of Delaware, Landforms of Sussex County, Delaware

Indian River Bay

Indian River Bay is a body of water in Sussex County, Delaware. It is part of Delaware's inland bay system, along with Little Assawoman Bay and Rehoboth Bay. The bay is connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Indian River Inlet. Indian River Bay is unique among inland bays in that it is a drowned river valley, whereas Delaware's other bays are estuaries built on sand bars.

Located at 38.6, -75.1 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Bays of Delaware, Landforms of Sussex County, Delaware

Rehoboth Bay

Rehoboth Bay is a body of water in Sussex County, Delaware. It is connected to the Broadkill River by the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. It is part of Delaware's inland bay system, along with Little Assawoman Bay and Indian River Bay. According to the Rehoboth Bay Sediment Management Plan, Rehoboth Bay is part of Delaware’s Inland Bays which encompass Rehoboth Bay, Little Assawoman Bay, and Indian River Bay.

Located at 38.659, -75.1005 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Bays of Delaware, Landforms of Sussex County, Delaware

Cape Henlopen High School

Cape Henlopen High School is a public high school in Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, USA. The school is part of the Cape Henlopen School District and is located between Savannah Road and King's Highway. Cape Henlopen's school colors are bright gold and Columbia blue. Their mascot is Thor the Viking. There are 1,222 students currently enrolled at the high school as of 2009-2010 data.

Located at 38.7567, -75.1498 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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High schools in Sussex County, Delaware, Public high schools in Delaware

Baywood Greens

Baywood Greens is a public golf club located in Long Neck, Delaware that is consistently rated as one of the very best in the state. The front nine holes are nicknamed the "Woods Nine", while the back nine holes carry the "Water Nine" nickname. A third 9-hole grouping is planned on the north side of Delaware Route 24, which is supposed to be the "Sand Nine". The course is noted for having over 200,000 flowers, plants, shrubs, and trees that decorate the playing area.

Located at 38.6397, -75.1814 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Golf clubs and courses in Delaware, Buildings and structures in Sussex County, Delaware, Visitor attractions in Sussex County, Delaware

Lewes and Rehoboth Canal

The Lewes and Rehoboth Canal is a canal in Sussex County, Delaware. It connects the Broadkill River to Rehoboth Bay, and forms a portion of the Intracoastal Waterway.

Located at 38.69, -75.097 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Lewes, Delaware, Canals in Delaware, Transportation in Sussex County, Delaware

Junction and Breakwater Trail

The Junction and Breakwater Trail is a 6-mile long rail trail located on the southwestern side of Cape Henlopen State Park connecting Lewes and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. It is the third rail-trail built in Delaware and it is the longest in the state. It follows the former Penn Central rail line that once transported passengers to the many Methodist resort camps along the Atlantic coast.

Located at 38.7339, -75.1117 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Rail trails in Delaware, Protected areas of Sussex County, Delaware, Protected areas established in 2003

Harbor of Refuge Light

The Harbor of Refuge Light (originally Harbor of Refuge West End Light, though its east end counterpart has been long since discontinued) is a lighthouse built on the ocean end of the outer Delaware Breakwater at the mouth of the Delaware Bay, just off Cape Henlopen. It was built to function with the Delaware Breakwater East End Light in order to mark the National Harbor of Refuge.

Located at 38.8146, -75.0924 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Lighthouses in Delaware, Buildings and structures in Sussex County, Delaware, Transportation in Sussex County, Delaware, Lighthouses completed in 1908, Lighthouses completed in 1926

Delaware Breakwater East End Light

The Delaware Breakwater East End Light is a lighthouse located on the inner Delaware Breakwater in the Delaware Bay, just off the coast of Cape Henlopen and the town of Lewes, Delaware.

Located at 38.7971, -75.0999 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Lighthouses in Delaware, Buildings and structures in Sussex County, Delaware, Transportation in Sussex County, Delaware, Visitor attractions in Sussex County, Delaware

Cape Henlopen Light

Cape Henlopen Light was a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the north side of the Great Dune on Cape Henlopen, Delaware. It was the sixth lighthouse built in the colonies.

Located at 38.7783, -75.0845 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Lighthouses in Delaware, Buildings and structures in Sussex County, Delaware, Transportation in Sussex County, Delaware, Lighthouses completed in 1767

Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light

Delaware Breakwater West End Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware Breakwater, Delaware Bay, Delaware. It is also known as the Delaware Breakwater Range Front Light

Located at 38.7912, -75.1595 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Lighthouses in Delaware, Buildings and structures in Sussex County, Delaware, Transportation in Sussex County, Delaware

Zwaanendael Colony

Zwaanendael or Swaanendael was a short lived Dutch colonial settlement in Delaware. It was built in 1631. The name is archaic Dutch for "swan valley. " The site of the settlement later became the town of Lewes, Delaware.

Located at 38.775, -75.1394 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Dutch-American culture in Delaware, Populated places in Delaware, New Netherland, Lewes, Delaware, Massacres by Native Americans, Former populated places in Delaware, 1631 establishments

HMS Braak (1795)

HMS Braak was an 18-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched at Rotterdam in 1781 and initially served with the Dutch Republic. The British seized her, in Britain, after the Dutch entry into the French Revolutionary Wars, and took her into the Royal Navy. She served briefly with the British before capsizing off the North American coast. She was subsequently the focus of a number of salvage efforts.

Located at 38.776, -75.0639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Brig-sloops of the Royal Navy, Shipwrecks of the Delaware coast, Maritime incidents in 1798

Georgetown Hundred

Georgetown Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Georgetown Hundred was formed in 1863 from Broadkill Hundred. Its primary community is Georgetown.

Located at 38.7736, -75.139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Hundreds in Sussex County, Delaware

Delaware beaches

The Delaware Beaches are located along the Atlantic Ocean in the eastern part of Sussex County, Delaware, which is in the southern part of the state. In addition to beaches along the ocean, the area offers many amenities, including restaurants, nightlife, fishing, golf courses, boardwalk areas, and tax-free shopping. The beaches are popular tourist destinations for residents from the nearby areas of Washington, D. C, Baltimore, Wilmington, Philadelphia, South Jersey, and Norfolk, Virginia.

Located at 38.589, -75.062 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Beaches of Delaware, Seaside resorts in Delaware, Landforms of Sussex County, Delaware, Visitor attractions in Sussex County, Delaware

Nassau Valley Vineyards

Nassau Valley Vineyards was the first winery in the state of Delaware in the United States, and is currently the largest in the state. When jazz singer Peggy Raley decided to open a winery in Delaware, she first had to get the local state legislature to pass a law allowing wineries in the state. By 1991 she drafted the necessary legislation, and she obtained a license and opened the vineyard in 1993.

Located at 38.747, -75.19 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Delaware wineries, Sussex County, Delaware, Visitor attractions in Sussex County, Delaware

Carpenters Corner, Delaware

Carpenters Corner, Delaware is a village 2 miles south of Lewes and 4 miles northwest of Rehoboth Beach in Sussex County, at 38º44'30", 75º09'00".

Located at 38.7425, -75.1503 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Unincorporated communities in Sussex County, Delaware

Lingo Landing

Lingo Landing, Delaware is a locality on the southwest shore of Rehoboth Bay 6 miles south of Rehoboth Beach in Sussex County, Delaware.

Located at 38.6287, -75.0916 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Landforms of Sussex County, Delaware

Ryves Holt House

Ryves Holt House (1665) is purportedly the oldest surviving house in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is located at 218 Second Street in Lewes, Delaware. The building, which has been dated to 1665 using dendrochronology, served as one of the earliest inns in the region. It was run for a time by Philip Russell, who was "recorded as a cupbearer to William Penn". After coming to "Port Lewes" in 1721, Ryves Holt, the first Chief Justice of Sussex County, purchased the house.

Located at 38.7759, -75.141 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Houses in Delaware, Historic house museums in Delaware, Houses completed in 1665

Thomas Winsmore (schooner)

Thomas Winsmore was an 1890 schooner that sailed in the coastwise trade, bringing coal from Philadelphia to northern ports, and returning with cargoes of lumber. According to one source, the ship operated free of mishaps for almost 22 years. However, the ship was known for its "troublesome" crew; and in one instance, it appears a fight resulted in the death of a crew member.

Located at 38.7902, -75.1618 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Schooners, Individual sailing vessels, Lumber schooners, Victorian-era merchant ships of the United States, Ships built in Delaware, Maritime incidents in 1914, Maritime incidents in 1915, Shipwrecks of the Florida coast, 1890 ships

Indian River Inlet Bridge

The Indian River Inlet Bridge (officially the Charles W. Cullen Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge located in Sussex County, Delaware in the United States. It carries four lanes of Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) over the Indian River Inlet between the Indian River Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The bridge is within Delaware Seashore State Park between Rehoboth Beach and Bethany Beach. The Indian River Inlet Bridge is maintained by the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT).

Located at 38.6081, -75.0636 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Cable-stayed bridges in the United States, Bridges completed in 2012, Buildings and structures in Sussex County, Delaware, Transportation in Sussex County, Delaware, Road bridges in Delaware