Lower Break

Lower Break is an inlet in New Castle County, Delaware. Lower Break is situated nearby to the hamlet The Island, as well as near Fennimore Landing.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Liston Range Front Light and Green Meadow.

Liston Range Front Light

House

Liston Range Front Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River. It is a range light, paired with the Liston Range Rear Light, to create the Liston Range.

Green Meadow

House

Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Green Meadow is a historic home located near Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware. It is a two-story, five-bay brick dwelling with interior brick chimneys at both gable ends.

Riverdale is a historic home located near Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1840, and consists of the four-bay-wide, single-room-deep rectangular core of the house with a 22-foot, two-story L-shaped extension. Riverdale is situated 1½ miles north of Lower Break.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include McDonough and Odessa.

McDonough

Hamlet

McDonough is a small unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The community lies north of Odessa and just due south of St. Georges. It is named for Captain Thomas Macdonough. McDonough is situated 3½ miles northwest of Lower Break.

Odessa

Village

Photo: Smallbones, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Odessa is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. As of the 2020 census, Odessa had a population of 366. Founded as Cantwell's Bridge in the 18th century, the name was changed in the 19th century, after the Ukrainian port city of the same name. Odessa is situated 3½ miles west of Lower Break.

Port Penn

Hamlet

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Port Penn is a census-designated place located in St. Georges Hundred, southern New Castle County, Delaware, United States, below the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on the west bank of the Delaware River. Port Penn is situated 4 miles north of Lower Break.

Lower Break

Type: Inlet
Category: body of water
Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.46289° or 39° 27′ 46″ north

Longitude

-75.59437° or 75° 35′ 40″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87F6FC74+57

GeoNames ID

4143483

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include The Island and Upper Break.

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