Ghost town · Delaware
Owens Station
Owens Station is a ghost town in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Opossum Hill stands 18 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Banning, a ghost town 0.5 miles away. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway passes 16 miles off.
human settlement in Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates38.80560, -75.52610
- 15.9 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 20.7 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Town Square: 5.5 mi
- Bridgeville Park: 5.9 mi
- The Old School Park: 8.4 mi
- Milford Ballpark: 8.9 mi
- Mispillion Riverwalk: 8.9 mi
Nature reserves: 54
Attractions: 47
- Pungy Shipwreck: 17.3 mi
- Overfalls: 20.8 mi
- John Dickinson House: 20.9 mi
- U-3A "Blue Canoe": 21.8 mi
- UH-1H Iroquois: 21.8 mi
Museums: 30
- Bridgeville Historical Society Museum: 5.9 mi
- Harrington Tower Railroad Museum: 8.6 mi
- The Greater Harrington Historical Society: 8.7 mi
- Georgetown Fire Co. Historical Museum: 10.8 mi
- Georgetown Train Station Museum: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 14
- John Milton Statue: 11.7 mi
- Civil War Monument: 12.2 mi
- Skip Gardner: 15.2 mi
- William Still Center Families Divided & United Marker: 16.7 mi
- Zwaanendael Memorial: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Banning: 0.5 mi
- Saint Johnstown: 2.7 mi
- New Market: 7.0 mi
- North Laurel: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 3
- Slaughter Beach: 14.3 mi
- Lewes Public Beach: 21.5 mi
- Bayside Beach: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 2
- Senior Center Meditation Garden: 9.2 mi
- Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek: 23.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- Back Bay Art Glass LLC: 21.9 mi
- Mary: 22.9 mi
Peaks: 1
- Opossum Hill: 15.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- B Area Shelter: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Owens Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opossum Hill | W 265° | 18 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 35 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenwood 2NE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Denton · 17 mi
- Magnolia · 18 mi
- Camden · 21 mi
- Eastern Shore · 21 mi
- Dover · 25 mi
- Rehoboth Beach · 25 mi
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