Big Bacon Island
Big Bacon Island is an island in Sussex County, Delaware. Big Bacon Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Masseys Landing, as well as near the hamlet Pot-Nets Seaside.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Sussex County, Delaware, United States
- Also known as: “Townsend Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Indian River Life-Saving Station and Indian River Inlet Bridge.
Indian River Life-Saving Station
Museum
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
The Indian River Life-Saving Station was established between Bethany Beach and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware in 1880 to rescue mariners shipwrecked along the Delaware coast, as part of the United States Life-Saving Service.
Indian River Inlet Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Uncommon fritillary, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Indian River Inlet Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge located in Sussex County, Delaware, in the United States. It carries four lanes of Delaware Route 1 over the Indian River Inlet between the Indian River Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dewey Beach and Long Neck.
Dewey Beach
Photo: Kej605, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dewey Beach is in the US state of Delaware. It is a beach town located along the Atlantic Ocean in Sussex County. In addition to beaches along the Atlantic Ocean, Dewey Beach is home to several nightclubs and restaurants along the bay, attracting famous acts and bands during the summer months.
Long Neck
Village
Long Neck is a census-designated place in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,980 at the 2010 census. Long Neck was the only census-designated place in Sussex County until Lincoln was added in the 2020 United States census.
Rehoboth Beach
Photo: Kej605, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rehoboth Beach is a city of 1,100 people in Delaware. It is a beach town along the Atlantic Ocean in Sussex County.
Big Bacon Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Sussex County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.63731° or 38° 38′ 14″ northLongitude
-75.07781° or 75° 4′ 40″ westElevation
-3 feet (-1 metres)Open location code
87C6JWPC+WVOpenStreetMap ID
node 11981512085OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Big Bacon Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Bacon Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Masseys Landing and Pot-Nets Seaside.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Bacon Island and Bush Island.
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