Breakwater Harbor

Breakwater Harbor is a bay in Sussex County, Delaware. Breakwater Harbor is situated nearby to the hamlet Lewes Beach, as well as near Pilottown.

Type: Bay
Also known as: “Horekill Road” and “Whorehill Road”
Address: DE

Places of Interest

Highlights include Delaware Breakwater East End Light and Delaware Breakwater.

Delaware Breakwater East End Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

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.

Delaware Breakwater

Breakwater

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

The Delaware Breakwater is a set of breakwaters east of Lewes, Delaware on Cape Henlopen that form Lewes Harbor. They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976.

United States lightship Overfalls

Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lightship Overfalls was the last lightvessel constructed for the United States Lighthouse Service before the Service became part of the United States Coast Guard. She is currently preserved in Lewes, Delaware as a museum ship.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lewes and Quakertown.

Lewes

Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Lewes is a city in Delaware along the Delaware Bay in Sussex County near the Atlantic Ocean. It offers the visitor several beaches and historical sites.

Quakertown

Locality

Quakertown is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Quakertown is located on U.S. Route 9 Business, southwest of Lewes.

Wescoats Corner

Locality

Wescoats Corner is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Wescoats Corner is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 9 Business and Wescoats Corner Road, southwest of Lewes.

Breakwater Harbor

Category: body of water
Location: Sussex County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.79233° or 38° 47′ 32″ north

Longitude

-75.11463° or 75° 6′ 53″ west

Open location code

87C6QVRP+W4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 368381122

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

4141621

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Satellite Map

Discover Breakwater Harbor from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lewes Beach and Pilottown.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cape Shores Private Pier and Lewes Terminal Pier.

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