Harbor of Refuge
Harbor of Refuge is a bay in Sussex County, Delaware. Harbor of Refuge is situated nearby to the hamlet Lewes Beach, as well as near Pilottown.- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America
- Address: DE
Places of Interest
Highlights include Harbor of Refuge Light and Delaware Breakwater East End Light.
Harbor of Refuge Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Harbor of Refuge Light is a lighthouse built on the ocean end of the outer Delaware Breakwater at the mouth of the Delaware Bay, just off Cape Henlopen.
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.
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.
Broadkill Beach
Hamlet
Photo: Orade, Public domain.
Broadkill Beach is an unincorporated beach community in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of Delaware, located on the Delaware Bay north of the mouth of the Broadkill River.
Harbor of Refuge
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sussex County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.82372° or 38° 49′ 25″ northLongitude
-75.10768° or 75° 6′ 28″ westOpen location code
87C6RVFR+FWOpenStreetMap ID
node 368381143OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
4142827Wikidata ID
Q49379014
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In Other Languages
“Harbor of Refuge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Harbor of Refuge (luuk sa Estados Unidos, Delaware)”
- Cebuano: “Harbor of Refuge”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lewes Beach and Pilottown.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include National Harbor of Refuge and Ice Breaker Pier.
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