Ghost town · Delaware
North Laurel
North Laurel is a ghost town in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Opossum Hill stands 18 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Tidewater Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Delaware
How to reach it
Coordinates38.56580, -75.56940
- 7.9 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
- 18.8 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Nesting Site · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Tidewater Park: 0.4 mi
- Blades Public Park: 5.0 mi
- Blades Triangle Park: 5.1 mi
- Seaford Municipal Park: 5.4 mi
- Phillips Landing State Park: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Barnes Woods Nature Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 7.4 mi
- Nanticoke Corridor Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 7.8 mi
- Redden State Forest - Townsend Tract: 8.7 mi
- Sharptown Dunes (Aka Plum Creek) Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 9.4 mi
Museums: 17
- Bethel Heritage Museum: 2.6 mi
- Seaford Museum: 5.7 mi
- Ross Mansion: 6.9 mi
- Chesapeake Fire Museum: 11.9 mi
- Bridgeville Historical Society Museum: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Skip Gardner: 5.7 mi
- Civil War Monument: 12.6 mi
- Bethel Church: 14.0 mi
- Blackwater Presbyterian Church: 22.1 mi
- William Still Center Families Divided & United Marker: 23.4 mi
Peaks: 6
- Opossum Hill: 19.9 mi
- Delia Hill: 20.6 mi
- Backbone Hill: 21.3 mi
- Dunker Hill: 23.6 mi
- Ryles Hill: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Saint Johnstown: 16.5 mi
- Owens Station: 16.7 mi
- Banning: 16.9 mi
- New Market: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 3
- Sammy the Seagull: 15.4 mi
- Back Bay Art Glass LLC: 20.2 mi
- Mary: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 3
- Sandy Hill Beach: 21.2 mi
- Bayside Beach: 22.7 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 23.0 mi
Attractions: 2
- Naylor Mill Forest Trail: 10.6 mi
- Pungy Shipwreck: 25.0 mi
Gardens: 2
- Camden Community Garden: 14.3 mi
- Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Laurel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opossum Hill | NW 320° | 18 m | 19.9 mi |
| Backbone Hill | S 188° | 12 m | 21.3 mi |
| Ryles Hill | SW 225° | 4 m | 23.7 mi |
| Sand Hill | WSW 253° | 4 m | 24.1 mi |
| Delia Hill | WSW 243° | 3 m | 20.6 mi |
| Dunker Hill | SSW 208° | 3 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:03 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salisbury 2N, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Eastern Shore · 25 mi
- Denton · 26 mi
- Cambridge · 27 mi
- Rehoboth Beach · 28 mi
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