Cape Henlopen State Park
Cape Henlopen State Park is a Delaware state park on 5,450 acres on Cape Henlopen in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. William Penn made the beaches of Cape Henlopen one of the first public lands established in what has become the United States in 1682…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Delaware Breakwater East End Light and Zwaanendael Museum.
Delaware Breakwater East End Light
Lighthouse
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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 East End Light is situated 2 miles north of Cape Henlopen State Park.
Zwaanendael Museum
Museum
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In Lewes, Delaware the Zwaanendael Museum was created to honor the 300th anniversary of Delaware's first European settlement, Zwaanendael, founded 1631. Zwaanendael Museum is situated 2½ miles west of Cape Henlopen State Park.
Lewes Presbyterian Church
Church
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Lewes Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church building located at 100 Kings Highway in Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1832, as a frame meeting house measuring 45 feet by 37 feet. Lewes Presbyterian Church is situated 2½ miles west of Cape Henlopen State Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lewes and North Shores.
Lewes
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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.
North Shores
Quarter
North Shores is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. North Shores is located along the Atlantic Ocean north of Henlopen Acres and Rehoboth Beach and south of Cape Henlopen State Park. North Shores is situated 2½ miles south of Cape Henlopen State Park.
Carpenters Corner
Locality
Carpenters Corner, Delaware is a village two miles south of Lewes and four miles northwest of Rehoboth Beach in Sussex County, at. The village is located on Delaware Route 1, and is named for two prosperous dairy farmers. Carpenters Corner is situated 3½ miles southwest of Cape Henlopen State Park.
Cape Henlopen State Park
- Type: Park
- Description: Delaware state park near Lewes, Delaware, United States
- Category: Delaware state park
- Location: Sussex County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Cape Henlopen State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cape Henlopen State Park”
- Chinese: “亨洛彭角州立公园”
- Dutch: “Cape Henlopen State Park”
- French: “parc d’État du cap Henlopen”
- French: “Parc d’État du cap Henlopen”
- German: “Cape Henlopen State Park”
- German: “Cape Henlopen”
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