Middle Light
Middle Light is a tower in New Castle County, Delaware. Middle Light is situated nearby to the islet Reedy Island, as well as near the hamlet Port Penn.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Reedy Island and Liston Range Front Light.
Reedy Island
Islet
Reedy Island is a small island in the middle of the channel of the Delaware River near its mouth on the Delaware Bay in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is about one mile east of Port Penn, Delaware and five miles southwest of Salem, New Jersey. Reedy Island is situated 2½ miles north of Middle Light.
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. Liston Range Front Light is situated 1 mile west of Middle Light.
Port Penn Historic District
Protected area
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Port Penn Historic District is a national historic district located at Port Penn, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 48 contributing buildings and 5 contributing sites in the original eight block town plan and one block 19th century extension of Port Penn. Port Penn Historic District is situated 2½ miles north of Middle Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Penn and McDonough.
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 2½ miles north of Middle Light.
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 4 miles west of Middle Light.
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 4 miles west of Middle Light.
Middle Light
- Type: Tower
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.48293° or 39° 28′ 59″ northLongitude
-75.57402° or 75° 34′ 27″ westHeight
15 feet (4.6 metres)Operator
United States Coast GuardOpen location code
87F6FCMG+59OpenStreetMap ID
node 13970119497OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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