Bethany Beach Lifeguard Stand
Bethany Beach Lifeguard Stand is a historic site in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Bottom Hills stands 0 m to the north, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bethany Beach Totem, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
beach in the town of Bethany Beach, Del., USA
Wikidata Q34689077, matched on coordinates and name (371 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 14.2 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
- 27.6 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 27.6 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Selfie Point · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Loop Canal Centennial Park: 0.2 mi
- Bethany Beach Central Park: 0.3 mi
- Richard Hall Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
- John West Park: 1.9 mi
- Assawoman Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
- Bethany Beach Nature Center & Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
- Assawoman Wildlife Area McCabe Tract: 2.5 mi
- Seal Island: 5.0 mi
- Eolyne K Tunnell Nature Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Devil Island Area: 8.8 mi
- Indian River Life Saving Station: 6.6 mi
- Nanticoke Indian Museum: 9.5 mi
- Shelbyville Museum: 10.9 mi
- Anna Hazzard Museum: 12.3 mi
- Rehoboth Beach Museum: 12.4 mi
- Bethany Beach Totem: 0.2 mi
- Bethany Beach Loop Canal: 0.2 mi
- Ensign Henry Clay Drexler USN: 0.2 mi
- Addy 3: 1.0 mi
- John W. Johnson Sr. Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Fenwick Beach: 4.6 mi
- Cape Windsor: 6.1 mi
- Maryland Beach: 6.3 mi
- Bayside Beach: 7.3 mi
- Lewes Public Beach: 17.3 mi
- Circus: 12.5 mi
- Freak Out: 14.7 mi
- Speedway: 14.7 mi
- Happy Swing: 14.7 mi
- Wacky Worm: 14.7 mi
- Spinosaurus: 0.6 mi
- Triceratops: 0.6 mi
- Back Bay Art Glass LLC: 9.5 mi
- Old Starting Gate: 14.1 mi
- Tractor: 14.3 mi
- Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek: 9.2 mi
- Remembrance Garden: 12.6 mi
- Food Garden: 17.2 mi
- Bottom Hills: 5.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bethany Beach Lifeguard Stand. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom Hills | N 351° | 0 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ocean City Muni AP, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11033608593
Day trips start here
- Rehoboth Beach · 12 mi
- Cape May · 29 mi
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