South Jetty Light
South Jetty Light is a tower in New Castle County, Delaware. South Jetty Light is situated nearby to the village Delaware City, as well as near the hamlet Oakwood Beach.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort DuPont and Baker Shoal Range Rear Light.
Fort DuPont
Protected area
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Fort DuPont, named in honor of Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, is located between the original Delaware City and the modern Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on the original Reeden Point tract, which was granted to Henry Ward in 1675. Fort DuPont is situated 1½ miles northwest of South Jetty Light.
Baker Shoal Range Rear Light
Lighthouse
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Baker Shoal Range Rear Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Delaware, United States, on the Delaware River, near Port Penn. Baker Shoal Range Rear Light is situated 1½ miles southwest of South Jetty Light.
Reedy Point Bridge
Bridge
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The Reedy Point Bridge carries Delaware Route 9 across the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal in Delaware City, Delaware, USA. A two-lane cantilever bridge similar in appearance to the Platt Bridge in Southwest Philadelphia, the Reedy Point Bridge was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and opened in 1968, replacing a lift bridge that crossed the C&D Canal prior to the 1955 widening project. Reedy Point Bridge is situated 1½ miles west of South Jetty Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Delaware City and Oakwood Beach.
Delaware City
Village
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Delaware City is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,885 as of 2020. It is a small port town on the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and is the location of the Forts Ferry Crossing to Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island. Delaware City is situated 2 miles northwest of South Jetty Light.
Oakwood Beach
Hamlet
Elsinboro Township is a township in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,001, a decrease of 35 from the 2010 census count of 1,036, which in turn reflected a decline of 56 from the 1,092 counted in the 2000 census. Oakwood Beach is situated 2 miles east of South Jetty Light.
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 3 miles south of South Jetty Light.
South Jetty Light
- Type: Tower
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.55887° or 39° 33′ 32″ northLongitude
-75.55827° or 75° 33′ 30″ westOperator
United States Coast GuardOpen location code
87F6HC5R+GMOpenStreetMap ID
node 13970192437OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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