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Lewes Life-Saving Station

Lewes Life-Saving Station from directly overhead

Lewes Life-Saving Station is a museum in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Bottom Hills stands 0 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Blizzard of 1888, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Delaware Bayshore Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

city in Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America

Dates from 1631-06-03.

Wikidata Q756103, matched on coordinates and name (352 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1884

What to expect

Operated by
Lewes Historical Society

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.77816, -75.14138

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • Lewes Little League Fields: 0.0 mi
  • Lewes Canal Front Park and Marina: 0.1 mi
  • Mary Vessels Park: 0.2 mi
  • 1812 Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Otis Smith Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 24
  • The Lewes Historical Society Main Campus: 0.1 mi
  • The Lewes Maritime Museum at the Cannonball House: 0.2 mi
  • Zwaanendael Museum: 0.3 mi
  • Fort Miles Interpretive Site: 2.7 mi
  • Rehoboth Beach Museum: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Beaches: 11
Artworks: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Gardens: 2
  • Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek: 15.4 mi
  • Senior Center Meditation Garden: 18.0 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Bottom Hills: 11.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lewes Life-Saving Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bottom HillsSSE 161°0 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3719:5020:30
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1616:0116:43

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384046566575797772615042
Precip in3.43.24.23.43.43.84.94.34.54.43.64.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewes, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/782664887

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