- Elevation, modelled
- 11 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Potato Island2 m · 24.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Delaware Bayshore Byway12.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 38.7777, -75.0908
Fort Miles Interpretive Site is a museum in Delaware, at a modelled 11 m. Potato Island stands 2 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lewes Public Beach, a beach 2.0 miles away. Delaware Bayshore Byway passes 13 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
US Army fort near Lewes, Delaware (1942–1991)
Dates from 1940.
Wikidata Q5471679, matched on coordinates and name (329 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Miles Interpretive Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potato Island | NNE 28° | 2 m | 24.1 mi |
| Bottom Hills | S 175° | 0 m | 11.2 mi |
- 12.7 mi off the Delaware Bayshore BywayNational
- 12.7 mi off the Bayshore Heritage BywayNational
- 28.8 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Overfalls: 2.7 mi
- SS Atlantus: 13.2 mi
- Concrete Ship: 13.2 mi
- World War II Lookout Tower: 13.3 mi
- Elaine's Famous Dinner Theater: 14.1 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Menhaden Fishing Industry: 2.7 mi
- Lightship Overfalls: 2.7 mi
- The Blizzard of 1888: 2.7 mi
- Lightship Overfalls: 2.7 mi
- The Legacy of Ted Freeman: 2.9 mi
Museums: 22
- Zwaanendael Museum: 2.6 mi
- The Lewes Maritime Museum at the Cannonball House: 2.6 mi
- Lewes Life-Saving Station: 2.7 mi
- The Lewes Historical Society Main Campus: 2.8 mi
- Anna Hazzard Museum: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 11
- Lewes Public Beach: 2.0 mi
- Bayside Beach: 12.0 mi
- The Cove: 13.5 mi
- Sunset Beach: 13.6 mi
- Higbee Beach: 14.2 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Brandywine Shoal Light: 14.5 mi
- Fourteen Foot Bank Light: 16.1 mi
- Hereford Lighthouse: 22.6 mi
- Hereford Inlet Light: 22.6 mi
- Miah Maull Shoal Light: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- South Cape May: 13.4 mi
- New Market: 16.6 mi
- Banning: 23.0 mi
- Owens Station: 23.5 mi
Peaks: 2
- Bottom Hills: 11.2 mi
- Potato Island: 24.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Rehoboth Beach · 4 mi
- Cape May · 15 mi
- Wildwood · 21 mi
- Magnolia · 29 mi
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