Main Ditch
Main Ditch is a canal in Gloucester County, Delaware River Region, New Jersey. Main Ditch is situated nearby to the locality Riverwinds, as well as near the hamlet Leonards.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Mifflin and Tinicum Island Rear Range Light.
Fort Mifflin
Museum
Fort Mifflin, originally called Fort Island Battery and also known as Mud Island Fort, was commissioned in 1771 and sits on Mud Island on the Delaware River below Philadelphia, Pennsylvania near Philadelphia International Airport. Fort Mifflin is situated 1½ miles north of Main Ditch.
Tinicum Island Rear Range Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tinicum Island Rear Range Light is a lighthouse located in the Billingsport section of Paulsboro in Gloucester County, New Jersey, the rear of a pair of range lights marking a section of the channel in the Delaware River south of Philadelphia. Tinicum Island Rear Range Light is situated 1½ miles west of Main Ditch.
James and Ann Whitall House
Museum
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Red Bank Battlefield is located along the Delaware River in National Park, Gloucester County, New Jersey. It was the location of the Battle of Red Bank in the American Revolutionary War on October 22, 1777. Fort Mercer and its sister, Fort Mifflin in Pennsylvania, defended the river and prevented the British from using it for transportation. James and Ann Whitall House is situated 1½ miles northeast of Main Ditch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thorofare and West Deptford Township.
Thorofare
Hamlet
Thorofare is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within West Deptford Township in northwestern Gloucester County, situated in the South Jersey region of the U.S. state of New Jersey.
West Deptford Township
Town
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West Deptford Township is a township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 22,197, an increase of 520 from the 2010 census count of 21,677, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,309 from the 19,368 counted in the 2000 census. West Deptford Township is situated 1½ miles southeast of Main Ditch.
Billingsport
Hamlet
Billingsport is an unincorporated community within Paulsboro, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The community is located on the Delaware River. Billingsport is situated 2 miles west of Main Ditch.
Main Ditch
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Gloucester County, Delaware River Region, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.85067° or 39° 51′ 2″ northLongitude
-75.20768° or 75° 12′ 28″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
87F6VQ2R+7WGeoNames ID
4502840
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