Fort Delaware Ferry Landing
Fort Delaware Ferry Landing is a station in New Castle County, Delaware. Fort Delaware Ferry Landing is situated nearby to Fort Delaware State Park, as well as near the village Delaware City.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Delaware and Fort DuPont.
Fort Delaware
Protected area
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Fort Delaware is a former harbor defense facility, designed by chief engineer Joseph Gilbert Totten and located on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River. Fort Delaware is situated 2,800 feet north of Fort Delaware Ferry Landing.
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 1 mile southwest of Fort Delaware Ferry Landing.
Delaware City Historic District
Protected area
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Delaware City Historic District is a national historic district located at Delaware City, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 204 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the town of Delaware City. Delaware City Historic District is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Fort Delaware Ferry Landing.
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.
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 3½ miles southeast of Fort Delaware Ferry Landing.
Sinnickson Landing
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. Sinnickson Landing is situated 4 miles east of Fort Delaware Ferry Landing.
Fort Delaware Ferry Landing
- Type: Station
- Categories: passenger ship terminal and transportation
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.58443° or 39° 35′ 4″ northLongitude
-75.5728° or 75° 34′ 22″ westOpen location code
87F6HCMG+QVOpenStreetMap ID
node 445174155OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=ferry_terminalOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=station
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Highlights include Fort Delaware and Fort Delaware State Park.
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