Highball Signal
Highball Signal is a historic railroad signal located in Delmar, Delaware, United States. The signal can be described as a white sphere mounted onto a pole, located next to railroad tracks, intended to signal permission for a train to proceed at full speed; as long as the ball is at the top of the pole.Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Delaware International Speedway.
Delaware International Speedway
Motorsport racing track
The Delaware International Speedway is a dirt track racing venue located in Delmar, Delaware, United States along with its sister track the US 13 Dragway. Delaware International Speedway is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Highball Signal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Delmar and Bacons.
Delmar
Town
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Delmar is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States, on the Maryland border along the Transpeninsular Line. Its motto is "The Little Town Too Big for One State." As of the 2020 census, Delmar had a population of 2,027.
Bacons
Hamlet
Bacons is an unincorporated community located four miles north of the Maryland state line in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Also known as Bacon Switch, the site was once a thriving railroad switch point in the late 19th century. Bacons is situated 3½ miles north of Highball Signal.
Ward
Hamlet
Ward is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. in the Little Creek Hundred. The Ward post office was established in 1886, and was discontinued in 1902. Ward is situated 6 miles east of Highball Signal.
Highball Signal
- Type: Historic site
- Description: historic railroad signal in Delmar, Delaware, US
- Categories: railway signal, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sussex County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.45645° or 38° 27′ 23″ northLongitude
-75.57802° or 75° 34′ 41″ westOpen location code
87C6FC4C+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 4719982113OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
railway=signalWikidata ID
Q14685460
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