Old Ship Channel
Old Ship Channel is a channel in Sussex County, Delaware. Old Ship Channel is situated nearby to the locality Bottom Hills, as well as near Massey Landing.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. As of the 2020 census, Long Neck had a population of 3,017. 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 4½ miles west of Old Ship Channel.
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.
Ocean View
Village
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Ocean View is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ocean View had a population of 2,636. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area and lies in Baltimore Hundred. Ocean View is situated 5 miles south of Old Ship Channel.
Old Ship Channel
- Type: Channel
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sussex County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.61956° or 38° 37′ 10″ northLongitude
-75.07268° or 75° 4′ 22″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87C6JW9G+RWGeoNames ID
4143974
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bottom Hills and Massey Landing.
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Highlights include Big Cedar Island and Bottom Hills Drain.
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