Delaware Breakwater East End Light
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Delaware, United States
- Also known as: “Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouse”, “Delaware Breakwater Light”, and “National Harbor of Refuge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Delaware Breakwater and 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 2,500 feet west of Delaware Breakwater East End Light.
Harbor of Refuge Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. Harbor of Refuge Light is situated 1¼ miles north of Delaware Breakwater East End 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. Lewes is located along the Delaware Bay in Sussex County near the Atlantic Ocean.
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 4½ miles southwest of Delaware Breakwater East End 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 4½ miles south of Delaware Breakwater East End Light.
Delaware Breakwater East End Light
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.79713° or 38° 47′ 50″ northLongitude
-75.09997° or 75° 5′ 60″ westInception
1885Open location code
87C6QWW2+V2OpenStreetMap ID
node 3123162425OpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritimeOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q5253240
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In Other Languages
“Delaware Breakwater East End Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare est de Delaware Breakwater”
- French: “Phare est de Delaware Breakwater”
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