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
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Latitude

39.58443° or 39° 35′ 4″ north

Longitude

-75.5728° or 75° 34′ 22″ west

Open location code

87F6HCMG+QV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 445174155

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=ferry_terminal

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

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