Life Saving Station
Life Saving Station is in Sussex County, Delaware. Life Saving Station is situated nearby to Lightship Overfalls, as well as near The Canal Front Playground.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include United States lightship Overfalls and Zwaanendael Museum.
United States lightship Overfalls
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lightship Overfalls was the last lightvessel constructed for the United States Lighthouse Service before the Service became part of the United States Coast Guard. She is currently preserved in Lewes, Delaware as a museum ship.
Zwaanendael Museum
Museum
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In Lewes, Delaware the Zwaanendael Museum was created to honor the 300th anniversary of Delaware's first European settlement, Zwaanendael, founded 1631. Zwaanendael Museum is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Life Saving Station.
Lewes Presbyterian Church
Church
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lewes Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church building located at 100 Kings Highway in Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1832, as a frame meeting house measuring 45 feet by 37 feet. Lewes Presbyterian Church is situated 2,300 feet south of Life Saving Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lewes and Quakertown.
Lewes
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Lewes is a city in Delaware along the Delaware Bay in Sussex County near the Atlantic Ocean. It offers the visitor several beaches and historical sites.
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 2 miles southwest of Life Saving Station.
Wescoats Corner
Locality
Wescoats Corner is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Wescoats Corner is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 9 Business and Wescoats Corner Road, southwest of Lewes. Wescoats Corner is situated 2 miles southwest of Life Saving Station.
Life Saving Station
- 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
38.7781° or 38° 46′ 41″ northLongitude
-75.14143° or 75° 8′ 29″ westOpen location code
87C6QVH5+6COpenStreetMap ID
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