Upper Break
Upper Break is an inlet in New Castle County, Delaware. Upper Break is situated nearby to the hamlet The Island, as well as near Fennimore Landing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Liston Range Front Light and Riverdale.
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.
Riverdale
House
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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.
J. M. Gordon House
House
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J. M. Gordon House is a historic home located near Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1810, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay, brick structure with a 2 1/2-half story, four-bay addition. J. M. Gordon House is situated 1½ miles west of Upper Break.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include McDonough and Port Penn.
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 3 miles northwest of Upper 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 3½ miles north of Upper Break.
Boyds Corner
Hamlet
Boyds Corner is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Boyds Corner is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 13 and Delaware Route 896, north of Odessa. Boyds Corner is situated 3½ miles northwest of Upper Break.
Upper Break
- Type: Inlet
- Category: body of water
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.47011° or 39° 28′ 12″ northLongitude
-75.59576° or 75° 35′ 45″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87F6FCC3+2MGeoNames ID
4145127
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Silver Run Wildlife Area and Lower Break.
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