Seal Island

Seal Island is an islet in Sussex County, Delaware. Seal Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood The Shoals, as well as near Fenwick Landing.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fenwick Island Light.

Fenwick Island Light

Lighthouse

Fenwick Island Light

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Fenwick Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware/Maryland state line. The structure dates back to 1858 making it the oldest lighthouse in the state of Delaware.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fenwick Island and York Beach.

Fenwick Island

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Fenwick Island is a beach town in Sussex County, Delaware located north of Ocean City, Maryland, just over the Delaware border. The town is part of Delaware's beach resort area.

York Beach

Neighborhood

South Bethany is an incorporated town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Bethany had a population of 451. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. York Beach is situated 3 miles north of Seal Island.

South Bethany

Village

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South Bethany is an incorporated town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Bethany had a population of 451. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. South Bethany is situated 4 miles north of Seal Island.

Seal Island

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Seal Island Preserve”
Categories: nature reserve, recreation area, locality, and landform
Location: Sussex County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.46612° or 38° 27′ 58″ north

Longitude

-75.05758° or 75° 3′ 27″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87C6FW8R+CX

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

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Satellite Map

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