Indian River Life-Saving Station
Indian River Life-Saving Station is a historic site in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Bottom Hills stands 0 m to the south, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian River Life Saving Station, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- With the expansion of the nation’s maritime commerce following the Civil War, the need for improved methods of assisting ships in distress was apparent. Built in 1876 by the United States Life-Saving Service...
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
- 21.4 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 21.4 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Selfie Point · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rehoboth Bay Park: 4.9 mi
- Teardrop Park: 5.2 mi
- Stockley Street Park: 5.4 mi
- Lee Street Park: 5.5 mi
- Martin's Lawn: 5.7 mi
- Eolyne K Tunnell Nature Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Bethany Beach Nature Center & Conservation Area: 6.2 mi
- Redden State Forest - Long Tract: 8.0 mi
- Assawoman Wildlife Area McCabe Tract: 8.1 mi
- Seal Island: 11.6 mi
- Indian River Life Saving Station: 0.0 mi
- Anna Hazzard Museum: 5.7 mi
- Rehoboth Beach Museum: 5.8 mi
- Nanticoke Indian Museum: 7.4 mi
- Fort Miles Interpretive Site: 10.0 mi
- Bethany North Fire Control Tower: 3.1 mi
- Mason Dixon VFW: 3.2 mi
- John W. Johnson Sr. Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Addy 3: 6.4 mi
- Ensign Henry Clay Drexler USN: 6.4 mi
- Overfalls: 10.7 mi
- Circus: 19.0 mi
- Freak Out: 21.2 mi
- Speedway: 21.2 mi
- Happy Swing: 21.2 mi
- Bayside Beach: 4.9 mi
- Lewes Public Beach: 10.7 mi
- Fenwick Beach: 11.2 mi
- Cape Windsor: 12.6 mi
- Maryland Beach: 12.9 mi
- Spinosaurus: 7.2 mi
- Triceratops: 7.2 mi
- Back Bay Art Glass LLC: 7.3 mi
- Old Starting Gate: 20.1 mi
- Tractor: 20.8 mi
- Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek: 9.6 mi
- Remembrance Garden: 18.5 mi
- Food Garden: 22.9 mi
- New Market: 21.4 mi
- South Cape May: 21.8 mi
- Bottom Hills: 1.2 mi
- Brandywine Shoal Light: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Indian River Life-Saving Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom Hills | S 190° | 0 m | 1.2 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–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 40 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewes, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8412372812
Day trips start here
- Rehoboth Beach · 6 mi
- Cape May · 23 mi
- Wildwood · 28 mi
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