Battery 519

Battery 519 is a bunker in Sussex County, Delaware. Battery 519 is situated nearby to Sand Hill, as well as near the museum Fort Miles Interpretive Site.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Delaware Breakwater East End Light and Delaware Breakwater.

Delaware Breakwater East End Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

The Delaware Breakwater East End Light is a lighthouse located on the inner Delaware Breakwater in the Delaware Bay, just off the coast of Cape Henlopen and the town of Lewes, Delaware. Delaware Breakwater East End Light is situated 1½ miles northwest of Battery 519.

Delaware Breakwater

Breakwater

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

The Delaware Breakwater is a set of breakwaters east of Lewes, Delaware on Cape Henlopen that form Lewes Harbor. They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976. Delaware Breakwater is situated 2 miles northwest of Battery 519.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lewes and North Shores.

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.

North Shores

Quarter

North Shores is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. North Shores is located along the Atlantic Ocean north of Henlopen Acres and Rehoboth Beach and south of Cape Henlopen State Park. North Shores is situated 3 miles south of Battery 519.

Henlopen Acres

Village

Henlopen Acres is a municipality north of Rehoboth Beach in Sussex County, Delaware, United States, and is the third smallest incorporated town in Delaware. Henlopen Acres is situated 4 miles south of Battery 519.

Battery 519

Type: Bunker
Categories: building and military installation
Location: Sussex County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.77728° or 38° 46′ 38″ north

Longitude

-75.08718° or 75° 5′ 14″ west

Open location code

87C6QWG7+W4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 518385597

OpenStreetMap feature

building=bunker

OpenStreetMap feature

military=bunker

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Highlights include Sand Hill and Fort Miles Interpretive Site.

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