United States Life-Saving Service
United States Life-Saving Service is in Sussex County, Delaware. United States Life-Saving Service is situated nearby to Indian River Inlet Bridge, as well as near the motorhome stopover North Inlet Campground.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Indian River Inlet Bridge and Indian River Life-Saving Station.
Indian River Inlet Bridge
Bridge
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The Indian River Inlet Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge located in Sussex County, Delaware, in the United States. It carries four lanes of Delaware Route 1 over the Indian River Inlet between the Indian River Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
Indian River Life-Saving Station
Museum
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
The Indian River Life-Saving Station was established between Bethany Beach and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware in 1880 to rescue mariners shipwrecked along the Delaware coast, as part of the United States Life-Saving Service. Indian River Life-Saving Station is situated 1½ miles north of United States Life-Saving Service.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ocean View and Bethany Beach.
Ocean View
Village
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Ocean View is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,882 at the 2010 census, an increase of 87.1% over the previous decade. Ocean View is situated 4½ miles south of United States Life-Saving Service.
Bethany Beach
Photo: Conn, Kit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bethany Beach is a city in Delaware. It is a beach town located along the Atlantic Ocean in Sussex County.
Long Neck
Village
Long Neck is a census-designated place in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,980 at the 2010 census. Long Neck was the only census-designated place in Sussex County until Lincoln was added in the 2020 United States census. Long Neck is situated 5 miles west of United States Life-Saving Service.
United States Life-Saving Service
- Type: Sign
- Inscription: “In the 1870s, the United States Life-Saving Service (USLSS) was established to aid the victims of shipwrecks on American shores. The service featured a network of stations, with seven or eight men — called surfmen — who lived together during the harshest”
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Sussex County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.60889° or 38° 36′ 32″ northLongitude
-75.06323° or 75° 3′ 48″ westOpen location code
87C6JW5P+HPOpenStreetMap ID
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