Skip to content

Fenwick Beach

Fenwick Beach from directly overhead

Fenwick Beach is a beach in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Bottom Hills stands 0 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Seal Island, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 9.9 miles off.

paid parking dogs allowed

How to reach it

Coordinates38.47211, -75.05057

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cannon Street Park: 1.0 mi
  • Assawoman Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
  • Fiesta Park: 1.8 mi
  • North Surf Park: 1.8 mi
  • Gorman Avenue Park: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves: 41
Historic sites: 24
Attractions: 7
  • Circus: 8.0 mi
  • Freak Out: 10.2 mi
  • Speedway: 10.2 mi
  • Happy Swing: 10.2 mi
  • Wacky Worm: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 6
Artworks: 6
  • Triceratops: 4.0 mi
  • Spinosaurus: 4.0 mi
  • Tractor: 10.0 mi
  • Old Starting Gate: 10.2 mi
  • Back Bay Art Glass LLC: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 3
Peaks: 1
  • Bottom Hills: 10.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fenwick Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bottom HillsN 354°0 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:12
June solstice05:3719:4920:28
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1516:0216:43

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363844536271767569584841
Precip in3.43.03.93.03.83.33.83.83.94.03.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ocean City Muni AP, 12 mi away.

Mean tidal range 0.81 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Little Assawoman Bay, DE, 1 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4358213527

More beaches in Delaware

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Fenwick Beach.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens