Harbor of Refuge Light
The Harbor of Refuge Light is a lighthouse built on the ocean end of the outer Delaware Breakwater at the mouth of the Delaware Bay, just off Cape Henlopen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Delaware, United States
- Also known as: “Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse” and “National Harbor of Refuge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Delaware Breakwater East End Light and Delaware Breakwater.
Delaware Breakwater East End Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Delaware Breakwater East End Light is a lighthouse located on the inner Delaware Breakwater in the Delaware Bay, just off the coast of Cape Henlopen and the town of Lewes, Delaware. Delaware Breakwater East End Light is situated 1¼ miles south of Harbor of Refuge Light.
Delaware Breakwater
Breakwater
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Delaware Breakwater is a set of breakwaters east of Lewes, Delaware on Cape Henlopen that form Lewes Harbor. They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976. Delaware Breakwater is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Harbor of Refuge Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lewes and Quakertown.
Lewes
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Lewes is a city in Delaware along the Delaware Bay in Sussex County near the Atlantic Ocean. It offers the visitor several beaches and historical sites.
Quakertown
Locality
Quakertown is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Quakertown is located on U.S. Route 9 Business, southwest of Lewes. Quakertown is situated 5 miles southwest of Harbor of Refuge Light.
North Shores
Quarter
North Shores is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. North Shores is located along the Atlantic Ocean north of Henlopen Acres and Rehoboth Beach and south of Cape Henlopen State Park. North Shores is situated 6 miles south of Harbor of Refuge Light.
Harbor of Refuge Light
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.81452° or 38° 48′ 52″ northLongitude
-75.09238° or 75° 5′ 33″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Inception
1926Height
75 feet (23 metres)Operator
Delaware River & Bay Lighthouse FoundationOpen location code
87C6RW75+R2OpenStreetMap ID
way 1002025451OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritimeOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
8629235Wikidata ID
Q5654695
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In Other Languages
“Harbor of Refuge Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Harbor of Refuge”
- French: “Phare de Harbor of Refuge”
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