Indian River Life Saving Station
Indian River Life Saving Station is a museum in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Bottom Hills stands 0 m to the south-southwest, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian River Life-Saving Station, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1876
What to expect
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
- 21.3 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 21.3 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: 8.1 mi
- Assawoman Wildlife Area McCabe Tract: 8.1 mi
- Seal Island: 11.6 mi
- Indian River Life-Saving Station: 0.0 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
- 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
- Zwaanendael Museum: 10.4 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: 13.0 mi
- Spinosaurus: 7.2 mi
- Triceratops: 7.2 mi
- Back Bay Art Glass LLC: 7.4 mi
- Old Starting Gate: 20.2 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: 21.7 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 | SSW 191° | 0 m | 1.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 76000582OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Indian River Life Saving Service Station, reference 76000582, listed 09/29/76.
OpenStreetMap element way/905869008
Day trips start here
- Rehoboth Beach · 6 mi
- Cape May · 23 mi
- Wildwood · 28 mi
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