Sand Point
Sand Point is a cape in Sussex County, Delaware. Sand Point is situated nearby to the locality Massey Landing, as well as near the hamlet Lingo Landing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Indian River Life-Saving Station and Indian River Inlet Bridge.
Indian River Life-Saving Station
Museum
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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 2½ miles northeast of Sand Point.
Indian River Inlet Bridge
Bridge
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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 2½ miles east of Sand Point.
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 2½ miles west of Sand Point.
Oak Orchard
Hamlet
Oak Orchard is an unincorporated community east of the town of Millsboro in Sussex County, 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 4 miles west of Sand Point.
Millville
Town
Millville is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population in 2020 was 1,825, It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area and lies within Baltimore Hundred. Millville is situated 5 miles south of Sand Point.
Sand Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Sussex County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.619° or 38° 37′ 8″ northLongitude
-75.10685° or 75° 6′ 25″ westOpen location code
87C6JV9V+H7GeoNames ID
4144552
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