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Ardencroft Delaware Map

Explore Ardencroft, Delaware, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Ardencroft, Delaware

How to Use This Ardencroft, Delaware Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ardencroft, Delaware. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Delaware or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Ardencroft.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Ardencroft
State	Delaware (DE)
County	New Castle County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.80428
Longitude	-75.491309
Population	226
Density	980.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	19810
Area Code	302
County Seat	Wilmington
School District	Brandywine School District

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About Ardencroft, Delaware

Ardencroft is a locality in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is a small community with a population of 226. The population density is 980.4 people per km². Ardencroft is located at 39.8043°N, 75.4913°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Ardencroft is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 19810.

Ardencroft emerges from the rolling, verdant terrain of northern Delaware as a deliberate experiment in land use and communal living. It lies 5.0 miles northeast of Wilmington, DE (from Wilmington, DE: bearing 36°T), and is situated 7.8 miles west-southwest of Chester. Perkins Run carves a quiet, meandering path through the landscape, its waters feeding the verdant undergrowth that defines the local topography. Within the boundaries of the locality, Sherwood Forest serves as a protected sanctuary, offering a canopy of mature trees that dampen the noise of the modern world. The quality of light here during the late afternoon possesses a singular, golden clarity, catching the edges of the hardwoods and illuminating the irregular, organic layout of the roads that prioritize the natural contours of the earth over the rigid geometry of standard suburban grids.

Ardencroft draws its distinct character from a legacy of land-trust philosophy, favoring a communal stewardship that eschews the typical markers of industrial expansion. The local economy and daily life are defined by this commitment to preservation, ensuring that the residential spaces remain deeply integrated with the surrounding woodland rather than distinct from it. Residents move through their days with a quiet awareness of the surrounding acreage, where the absence of commercial thoroughfares fosters a deliberate, measured pace of life. Though the regional landscape is marked by the broader history of the mid-Atlantic, Ardencroft maintains its own internal rhythm, anchored by the enduring presence of Sherwood Forest and the persistent, low murmur of the nearby creek.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sherwood Forest (Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 355° N
Holly Oak Creek Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 046° NE
Lesher Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 139° SE
The Candlelight Theater (Theatre) — 0.5 mi, 059° NE
Forwood Elementary School (Recreation Easement) — 0.6 mi, 295° NW
Ron Olin Fields (Recreation Easement) — 0.7 mi, 098° E
Green Acres (Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 215° SW
Bellevue Woods Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 189° S
Bellevue State Park (State Park) — 1.2 mi, 191° S
Greentree (State Resource Management Area) — 1.5 mi, 066° NE
Fox Point State Park (State Park) — 1.8 mi, 142° SE
Figure 8 Barn (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 182° S
Bellevue Hall (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 186° S
Cauffiel House, Bellevue State Park (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 173° S
Old Farm House (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 237° SW
Darlington Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 3.7 mi, 330° NW
James A. Garfield Memorial (Public Artwork) — 4.2 mi, 219° SW
Board & Brush (Arts Centre) — 4.4 mi, 324° NW
Toni and Stuart B. Young Gallery (Gallery) — 5.3 mi, 216° SW
Angelus House Art Gallery (Gallery) — 5.4 mi, 218° SW
Sycamore with Cement Core (Attraction) — 5.6 mi, 272° W
Sundial (Attraction) — 5.6 mi, 272° W
Wilmington Riverwalk (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 216° SW
The Delaware Contemporary (Gallery) — 5.8 mi, 219° SW
Frawley Stadium (Stadium) — 6.3 mi, 218° SW
Chester Fine Arts Center East (Theatre) — 7.6 mi, 065° NE
Delaware County Historical Society Museum & Research Library (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 067° NE
William’s Greenbank Aquarium (Aquarium) — 8.4 mi, 237° SW
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge At Tinicum (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.4 mi, 064° NE · 2,022 acres

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