Vance Neck

Vance Neck is a cape in New Castle County, Delaware. Vance Neck is situated nearby to the hamlet Sugar Loaf Chase, as well as near Great Oak Farms.

Places of Interest

Highlights include J. M. Gordon House and Riverdale.

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.

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.

Old Drawyers Church

Church

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Old Drawyers Church is a historic Presbyterian church on U.S. 13 near Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware. The congregation was founded by Dutch and Swedish immigrants, though by the time the church was built the congregation was largely made up of Scottish immigrants. Old Drawyers Church is situated 2 miles west of Vance Neck.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include McDonough and Boyds Corner.

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 2 miles northwest of Vance Neck.

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 2½ miles northwest of Vance Neck.

Odessa

Village

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Odessa is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. As of the 2020 census, Odessa had a population of 366. Founded as Cantwell's Bridge in the 18th century, the name was changed in the 19th century, after the Ukrainian port city of the same name. Odessa is situated 2½ miles southwest of Vance Neck.

Vance Neck

Type: Cape
Category: landform
Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.47539° or 39° 28′ 31″ north

Longitude

-75.61771° or 75° 37′ 4″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

87F6F9GJ+5W

GeoNames ID

4145134

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