Zwaanendael Museum
Zwaanendael Museum is a museum in Delaware, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Bottom Hills stands 0 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Zwaanendael Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Delaware Bayshore Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
In Lewes, Delaware the Zwaanendael Museum was created to honor the 300th anniversary of Delaware's first European settlement, Zwaanendael, founded 1631. The museum models the former City Hall in Hoorn, Netherlands. It has 17th century Dutch elements such as stepped facade gable, terra cotta roof tiles, carved stonework, and decorated shutters. The top of the building's front features a statue of David Pietersen de Vries, one of the patroons of the Swanendael colony. The building was designed by Wilmington architect E. William Martin and completed in 1932. The design was adapted from the Statenlogement in Hoorn. The museum's exhibits represent the history of Sussex County by revealing the history of those who lived in Delaware's southeastern coast. Exhibits include local history, shipwrecks such as the H.M.S. DeBraak and lighthouses, Cape Henlopen Lighthouse, the bombardment of Lewes by the British in the War of 1812, pilots of the Delaware River and Bay, and the ever-changing Delaware coastline. It also has a feejee mermaid on display, originally from China but purchased by a local family and donated on loan before
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Dates from 1931.
Wikidata Q8075609, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 14.5 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
- 27.7 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Zwaanendael Park: 0.0 mi
- 1812 Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Mary Vessels Park: 0.1 mi
- Lewes Canal Front Park and Marina: 0.2 mi
- Lewes Little League Fields: 0.3 mi
- Overfalls: 0.3 mi
- SS Atlantus: 14.8 mi
- Concrete Ship: 14.8 mi
- World War II Lookout Tower: 14.9 mi
- Elaine's Famous Dinner Theater: 16.1 mi
- Lightship Overfalls: 0.3 mi
- Lightship Overfalls: 0.3 mi
- The Blizzard of 1888: 0.3 mi
- Menhaden Fishing Industry: 0.3 mi
- The Legacy of Ted Freeman: 0.7 mi
- The Lewes Maritime Museum at the Cannonball House: 0.1 mi
- The Lewes Historical Society Main Campus: 0.3 mi
- Lewes Life-Saving Station: 0.3 mi
- Fort Miles Interpretive Site: 2.6 mi
- Rehoboth Beach Museum: 4.8 mi
- Eolyne K Tunnell Nature Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Redden State Forest - Long Tract: 10.8 mi
- Pemberton Forest Nature Preserve - Ponders Tract: 12.3 mi
- Redden State Forest - Marvel Tract: 12.8 mi
- Redden State Forest - Bailey Tract: 16.1 mi
- Lewes Public Beach: 0.8 mi
- Bayside Beach: 11.3 mi
- Slaughter Beach: 13.7 mi
- Sunset Beach: 15.2 mi
- The Cove: 15.4 mi
- Back Bay Art Glass LLC: 11.5 mi
- Spinosaurus: 17.4 mi
- Triceratops: 17.4 mi
- Ice Cream Statue: 17.8 mi
- Douglas A. Munro: 18.1 mi
- New Market: 14.1 mi
- South Cape May: 15.3 mi
- Banning: 20.4 mi
- Owens Station: 21.0 mi
- Saint Johnstown: 23.6 mi
- Brandywine Shoal Light: 14.7 mi
- Fourteen Foot Bank Light: 16.3 mi
- Miah Maull Shoal Light: 24.6 mi
- Hereford Lighthouse: 24.7 mi
- Hereford Inlet Light: 24.7 mi
- Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek: 15.2 mi
- Senior Center Meditation Garden: 18.3 mi
- Bottom Hills: 11.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Zwaanendael Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom Hills | SSE 161° | 0 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Rehoboth Beach · 5 mi
- Cape May · 17 mi
- Wildwood · 23 mi
- Magnolia · 27 mi
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