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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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. Lewes is located along the Delaware Bay in Sussex County near the Atlantic Ocean.
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.79233° or 38° 47′ 32″ northLongitude
-75.11463° or 75° 6′ 53″ westOpen location code
87C6QVRP+W4OpenStreetMap ID
node 368381122OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
4141621
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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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