Tailings Pond
Tailings Pond is a lake in New Castle County, Delaware. Tailings Pond is situated nearby to the hamlet Birds Corner, as well as near the locality Gams Crest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fairview and Chelsea.
Fairview
House
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Fairview is a historic home located near Delaware City, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1822 as a two-story, five-bay rectangular brick dwelling with a Georgian style, center hall plan.
Chelsea
Historic building
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Chelsea is a historic home located in Delaware City, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1848 by Thomas Clark, and is a three-story, three-bay-square brick block with a low, almost flat, hipped roof surmounted by a widow's walk. Chelsea is situated 1½ miles northeast of Tailings Pond.
North Saint Georges Historic District
Protected area
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North Saint Georges Historic District is a national historic district located at St. Georges, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 69 contributing buildings and 3 contributing objects in the village of North St. North Saint Georges Historic District is situated 2 miles west of Tailings Pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Georges and Delaware City.
Saint Georges
Village
Saint Georges is an unincorporated town and former municipality situated on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal in New Castle County, Delaware, United States, approximately midway between the Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay. Saint Georges is situated 1½ miles west of Tailings Pond.
Delaware City
Village
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Delaware City is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,885 as of 2020. It is a small port town on the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and is the location of the Forts Ferry Crossing to Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island. Delaware City is situated 2 miles northeast of Tailings Pond.
Wrangle Hill
Hamlet
Wrangle Hill is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Wrangle Hill is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 13, Delaware Route 7, and Delaware Route 72 west of Delaware City. Wrangle Hill is situated 2½ miles northwest of Tailings Pond.
Tailings Pond
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.56067° or 39° 33′ 38″ northLongitude
-75.61965° or 75° 37′ 11″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
87F6H96J+74GeoNames ID
4144919
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