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This page shows the
Lighthouses of the Delaware. Reference numbers are from the
Shanklin's listp2. For the directions, we are in debt to
Lighthouse Friendsw4.
Downloadable copies of this pictures are stored on
the web (mostly Webshots or Flickr). The pictures below are "active", if you press on
one, you'll be directly connected to the site with that picture (or one
very similar) at a much higher resolution.
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Marcus Hook Front Range
latitude 39º 46' 32.9" N longitude 75º 28' 30.9" W
July 15, 2008
This range guides vessels downstream. The front range
is located in the
Delaware River opposite the foot of Hilltop Road in Bellefonte; there's
a good view from the north end of nearby
Fox Point State
Park. This photo was taken across I-495. |
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Marcus Hook
Rear Range
latitude 39º 45' 44" N longitude 75º 30' 10.9" W
July 15, 2008
This range guides vessels downstream. Located 1.75 mi southwest of
the front light on Lighthouse Road just south of Lore Avenue in
Bellefonte.
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Bellevue Rear Range
latitude 39º 43' 13.4" N longitude 75º 31' 4.7" W
July 15, 2008
Accessed through Wilmington's Cherry Island Landfill, which does permit
admittance for birdwatchers and lighthouse enthusiasts. However, for
next couple of years, construction prevents access. The landfill
can easily be reached by taking I-495 Exit 3, just north of the
Christiana River, and going southeast on 12th Street. This photo was
take from I-495.
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Cherry Island Range
July 15, 2008
From Interstate 495, take Exit 4 and proceed to Governor
Printz Boulevard, also known as Highway 13, which parallels Interstate
495 on its northern side. Turn right onto Governor Printz Boulevard.
After ½ mile, turn left onto Lore Avenue and the turn right onto
River Road after 0.4 miles. From River Road, turn right after 0.3 miles
onto Riverside Drive. Turn right into
a parking lot after Riverside Drive turns left, at the end of which you will find the Cherry Island Rear
Range Light.
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| DL 2F |
New Castle Range Front
latitude 39º 38' 32.5" N
longitude 75º 35' 43.4" W
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Located on the Delaware River bank at the east end of
Grantham Road about 2 mi southwest of New Castle and 800 yards from the
rear range. |
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New Castle
Range Rear
latitude 39º 38' 53.5" N
longitude 75º 35' 56.4" W
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Located just west of DE 9 on Granham Lane, about 2 mi southwest of
New Castle. |
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Liston Front
Range
From Port Penn, travel south on Route 9 for 2.3 miles crossing over
Augustine Creek. At this point the road will make a sharp right turn,
and there will be a road on your left leading into a private community
at Bay View Beach. The residents of the community are not too cordial to
visitors, so your best bet is to settle for a view of the lighthouse
from Route 9.
Photo courtesy Luiz Castro [Flickr] |
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Liston Rear Range
latitude 39º 31' 25.5" N longitude 75º 38' 22.6" W
From Highway 13 at Biddle's Corner (1.8 miles south of the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal), turn east onto County Road 2 (Port Penn Road). The
lighthouse will be on your left after about a half mile, across the road
from the Hickory Grove Cemetery.
Photo courtesy Luiz Castro [Flickr] |
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Reedy Island Rear Range
latitude 39º 24' 23.9" N longitude 75º 35' 25.3" W
From Highway 13 in the town of Fieldsboro, go east on Fieldsboro Road
for 1.6 miles to Highway 9 (Taylor's Bridge Road). Turn right on Highway
9 and drive three miles to Taylor's Bridge, where you will see the light
alongside the road.
Photo courtesy ka3unq [webshots] |
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Mispillion River
latitude 38º 56' 50.6" N
longitude 75º 18' 54" W
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From Highway 1 north of Lewes, go east on Highway 36. Highway 36 is a
loop over to Slaughter Beach, so there are two exits for it from Highway
1. You can take either exit. Northeast of Slaughter Beach, take
Lighthouse Road from Highway 36 and follow it to its end where you can
view the iron tower that replaced the lighthouse. |
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Fourteen Foot Bank
Cape May Whale Watcher and Delaware Bay Lighthouse Keepers & Friends
both offer cruises during the summer that pass by the Fourteen Foot Bank
Lighthouse.
Photo courtesy Diane Ham
[Flickr]
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Delaware Breakwater East
latitude 38º 47' 49.8" N longitude 75º 5' 59.8" W
August 28, 2008
This light can be viewed from
Cape Henlopen State Park.
To reach the park, take Highway 9
north through Lewes and then continue past the ferry terminal and into
the park. The best place from which to view the lighthouse is in the
northeastern end of the park.
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| DL 9 |
Harbor of Refuge
August 28, 2008
latitude 38º 48' 51.1" N longitude 75º 5' 34.1" W
Follow signs for the Cape May - Lewes ferry but stay on the same road.
That road will end at the Henlopen State Park
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| DL 9L |
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Overfalls Lightship
latitude 38º 46' 40.5" N longitude 75º 8' 28.1" W
August 28, 2008Dated 1938.
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Rehoboth Lighthouse Restaurant
latitude 38º 41' 22.2" N longitude 75º 4' 33.3" W
August 28, 2008
Probably a faux light, but neat anyway.
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Fenwick Island
latitude 38º 27' 4.8" N longitude 75º 3' 17.9" W
August 28, 2008
At the state line where Delaware Route 1 (Ocean Highway) becomes
Maryland Route 528 (Coastal Highway), turn west on 146th Street.
(Coming from the south, you turn left on Lighthouse road, then loop
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