Big Break
Big Break is a channel in Kent County, Delaware. Big Break is situated nearby to the hamlet Woodland Beach, as well as near Taylors Gut Landing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Thomas Sutton House and Short’s Landing Hotel Complex.
Thomas Sutton House
House
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Thomas Sutton House, also known as the House on Game Preserve, is a historic home located at Woodland Beach, Kent County, Delaware. It was built about 1733, and is a two-story stuccoed brick house, constructed on a single pile, hall and parlor plan. Thomas Sutton House is situated 1½ miles southwest of Big Break.
Short’s Landing Hotel Complex
Hotel building
Photo: Linda Roy Walls, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Short's Landing Hotel Complex is a historic hotel and farm complex located near Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware. The complex consists of five contributing buildings and one contributing structure. Short’s Landing Hotel Complex is situated 2½ miles west of Big Break.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodland Beach and Flemings Landing.
Woodland Beach
Hamlet
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Woodland Beach is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Woodland Beach is along the Delaware Bay, east of Smyrna at the eastern terminus of Delaware Route 6. The Woodland Beach Wildlife Area is located in Woodland Beach.
Flemings Landing
Hamlet
Flemings Landing is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Flemings Landing is located along Delaware Route 9 just north of the Smyrna River and the Kent County line, to the northeast of Smyrna. Flemings Landing is situated 3 miles west of Big Break.
Collins Beach
Hamlet
Collins Beach is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Collins Beach is located along the Delaware Bay at the eastern end of Collins Beach Road, northeast of Smyrna. Collins Beach is situated 3 miles northwest of Big Break.
Big Break
- Type: Channel
- Category: body of water
- Location: Kent County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.34622° or 39° 20′ 46″ northLongitude
-75.49298° or 75° 29′ 35″ westOpen location code
87F68GW4+FRGeoNames ID
4141482
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