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Bethel Delaware Map

Explore Bethel, 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 Bethel, Delaware

How to Use This Bethel, Delaware Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bethel, 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 Bethel.

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	Bethel
State	Delaware (DE)
County	Sussex County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.571044
Longitude	-75.619509
Population	239
Density	209.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	19901, 19931
Area Code	302
County Seat	Georgetown
School District	Laurel School District

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About Bethel, Delaware

Bethel is a locality in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It is a small community with a population of 239. The population density is 209.7 people per km². Bethel is located at 38.5710°N, 75.6195°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Bethel is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 19901, 19931.

Bethel occupies a low-lying expanse where the dark, tannin-stained waters of Broad Creek define the slow pulse of the landscape. It lies 25.8 miles south-southwest of Milford, DE (from Milford, DE: bearing 204°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south of Seaford. The air here carries a heavy, brackish moisture, suggesting the proximity of the distant Bulkhead Shoal Channel, while the horizon remains flat, broken only by the distant, hazy suggestion of Pine Ridge far to the west. Near the quiet banks, the landscape is punctuated by the stillness of Portsville Millpond, its surface reflecting the shifting gray clouds that often hang over the tidal marshes. Within the quiet perimeter of Bethel Memorial Park, the ground feels soft and ancient, a testament to the quietude that settles over the region when the humidity of the afternoon finally begins to wane.

History persists in the architecture of the older structures that line the waterfront, remnants of an era when the economy relied heavily on the ingenuity of shipbuilders and the movement of timber. Today, the pace of life in Bethel mirrors the methodical, agricultural rhythm of the surrounding countryside, where the influence of the broiler-chicken industry remains a quiet, pervasive force in the local economy. Beyond the immediate banks, the geography stretches toward the salt-kissed reaches near the coastline, though the local character remains firmly rooted in the inland traditions of the region. Even the presence of Prickley Pear Island, rising slightly from the marshy depths, serves as a reminder of the shifting, fluid boundaries that have long shaped the identity of the people living along these winding, life-giving waterways.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bethel Historical Museum (Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 107° E
Cypress Pointe (Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 332° NW
Laurel Playlot (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 117° SE
Nanticoke Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 321° NW
Laurel River Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 113° SE
Military Exhib Site (Registered Battlefield) — 2.6 mi, 104° E
Laurel Middle School (Recreation Easement) — 3.0 mi, 116° SE
Laurel High School (Recreation Easement) — 3.2 mi, 121° SE
Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 4.5 mi, 274° W
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.6 mi, 254° W · 96k acres
James Branch Nature Preserve (State Park) — 4.8 mi, 107° E
Nanticoke River Wma (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 258° W
Trap Pond State Park (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 102° E
Naylor Mill Forest Trail (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 172° S
Chesapeake Fire Museum (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 196° S
Bridgeville Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 005° N
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 062° NE
Theatre and Web Development House (Theatre) — 15.4 mi, 178° S
Salisbury University Richard A. Henson School of Science & Technology Planetarium (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 177° S
Sammy the Seagull (Public Artwork) — 15.6 mi, 177° S
Bethel Church (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 120° SE
East New Market Heritage Museum (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 277° W
William Still Center Families Divided & United Marker (Monument) — 21.5 mi, 327° NW
Caroline County Shooting Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 23.1 mi, 324° NW
Neild Museum (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 270° W
Dorchester Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 24.6 mi, 270° W
Mispillion Art League (Gallery) — 25.8 mi, 023° NE
Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 26.9 mi, 250° W
Milford Movies 9 (Cinema) — 27.0 mi, 022° N
Eagle Nesting Site (Viewpoint) — 27.2 mi, 250° W

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