New Market
New Market is a ghost town in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Opossum Hill stands 18 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Square, a park 1.5 miles away. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway passes 23 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
former settlement in Delaware, United States
How to reach it
- 22.7 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 25.0 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
- 25.0 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Town Square: 1.5 mi
- Governor's Walk: 5.0 mi
- Mill Park: 5.0 mi
- Milton Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
- Mispillion Walkway Park: 6.9 mi
- Overfalls: 13.9 mi
- John Dickinson House: 20.5 mi
- U-3A "Blue Canoe": 21.6 mi
- UH-1H Iroquois: 21.6 mi
- C-60 Lodestar: 21.6 mi
- Pemberton Forest Nature Preserve - Ponders Tract: 1.7 mi
- Redden State Forest - Barr Tract: 3.1 mi
- Redden State Forest - Marvel Tract: 4.8 mi
- Redden State Forest - Sill Tract: 4.9 mi
- Redden State Forest - Bailey Tract: 6.7 mi
- Georgetown Fire Co. Historical Museum: 7.9 mi
- Georgetown Train Station Museum: 7.9 mi
- Georgetown Historical Society: 9.4 mi
- Telephone Museum: 9.4 mi
- School House: 9.4 mi
- John Milton Statue: 5.1 mi
- Civil War Monument: 9.4 mi
- Zwaanendael Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Lightship Overfalls: 13.9 mi
- The Blizzard of 1888: 13.9 mi
- Banning: 6.4 mi
- Owens Station: 7.0 mi
- Saint Johnstown: 9.6 mi
- North Laurel: 19.1 mi
- Slaughter Beach: 9.4 mi
- Lewes Public Beach: 14.6 mi
- Bayside Beach: 18.9 mi
- Brandywine Shoal Light: 19.6 mi
- Fourteen Foot Bank Light: 20.0 mi
- Miah Maull Shoal Light: 24.3 mi
- Senior Center Meditation Garden: 7.6 mi
- Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek: 19.3 mi
- Bottom Hills: 21.9 mi
- Opossum Hill: 22.1 mi
- Back Bay Art Glass LLC: 17.0 mi
- B Area Shelter: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of New Market. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opossum Hill | W 266° | 18 m | 22.1 mi |
| Bottom Hills | SE 127° | 0 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown-delaware Coastal AP, 8 mi away.
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