Bush Island
Bush Island is an island in Sussex County, Delaware. Bush Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Masseys Landing, as well as near the hamlet Pot-Nets Seaside.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 Long Neck and Dewey Beach.
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.
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.
Oak Orchard
Hamlet
Oak Orchard is an unincorporated community east of the town of Millsboro in Sussex County, 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 6 miles southwest of Bush Island.
Bush Island
- Type: Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Sussex County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.63233° or 38° 37′ 56″ northLongitude
-75.07696° or 75° 4′ 37″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87C6JWJF+W6OpenStreetMap ID
node 11981512084OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
“Bush Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bush Island”
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