Little Ditch
Little Ditch is a channel in Sussex County, Delaware. Little Ditch is situated nearby to the locality Massey Landing, as well as near Bottom Hills.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 Life-Saving Station is situated 1½ miles northeast of Little Ditch.
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. Indian River Inlet Bridge is situated 1½ miles southeast of Little Ditch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Neck and Oak Orchard.
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. Long Neck is situated 3½ miles west of Little Ditch.
Oak Orchard
Hamlet
Oak Orchard is an unincorporated community east of the town of Millsboro, 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 4½ miles west of Little Ditch.
Ocean View
Village
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Ocean View is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,882 at the 2010 census, an increase of 87.1% over the previous decade. Ocean View is situated 5 miles south of Little Ditch.
Little Ditch
- Type: Channel
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sussex County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.61817° or 38° 37′ 5″ northLongitude
-75.0899° or 75° 5′ 24″ westOpen location code
87C6JW96+72GeoNames ID
4143419
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