Alvin Point

Alvin Point is a cape in Sussex County, Delaware. Alvin Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Thatchers Landing, as well as near Helms Landing.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Prince George’s Chapel and Indian River High School.

Prince George’s Chapel

Church

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Prince George's Chapel is a historic Episcopal chapel of ease located in Dagsboro, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in what was then a rural area in 1755 as a chapel-of-ease for St. Prince George’s Chapel is situated 2½ miles southwest of Alvin Point.

Indian River High School

School building

Indian River High School is a part of the Indian River School District, located in Dagsboro, Delaware, in southern Sussex County. Indian River High School is one of two high schools in the district, along with Sussex Central High School in Georgetown Delaware. Indian River High School is situated 2½ miles southwest of Alvin Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Omar and Oak Orchard.

Omar

Hamlet

Photo: Lee Cannon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Omar is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States, located at the crossroads of Delaware Route 20 and Sussex County Road 54 and between the towns of Dagsboro and Roxana. Omar is situated 2½ miles south of Alvin Point.

Oak Orchard

Hamlet

Oak Orchard is an unincorporated community east of the town of Millsboro, Delaware, United States. Oak Orchard is bordered to the south by the Indian River Bay, to the east by Emily Gut and "the Peninsula", and to the north by Delaware Route 24. Oak Orchard is situated 2½ miles northeast of Alvin Point.

Warwick

Hamlet

Warwick is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Warwick is located on Delaware Route 24, east of Millsboro and north of the Indian River. Warwick is situated 3 miles northwest of Alvin Point.

Alvin Point

Type: Cape
Category: landform
Location: Sussex County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.5665° or 38° 33′ 59″ north

Longitude

-75.20046° or 75° 12′ 2″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87C6HQ8X+HR

GeoNames ID

4141216

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