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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	Kent 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	Dover
School District	Laurel School District

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About Bethel, Delaware

Bethel is a locality in Kent 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 asserts itself across a landscape of flat, productive earth where the Alston Branch carves a quiet, persistent path through the soil. It lies 4.7 miles south-southeast of Smyrna, DE (from Smyrna, DE: bearing 165°T), and is situated 6.1 miles north-northwest of Dover. The horizon remains wide and unobstructed, save for the distant, hazy suggestion of Cabin Ridge that marks the far western limit of the sky. Sunlight here possesses a singular, heavy clarity, casting long shadows over the fields and illuminating the way the Alston Branch mirrors the shifting hues of the clouds. Nearby, the water of Garrisons Lake remains still, a reflective surface that gathers the afternoon light into a pale, concentrated glow. Residents move through the day with a steady, unforced focus, maintaining a connection to the land that feels both ancient and entirely immediate, especially within the unassuming boundaries of Lakeshore Village.

Bethel preserves the quiet endurance of an agricultural legacy, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of industry more than the clock. The surrounding acreage remains tied to the cycles of the earth, a heritage of cultivation that informs the character of the people who work the ground. While the dense, verdant expanse of Blackbird State Forest stands as a reminder of the wilder, unmanaged world just a few miles away, the immediate surroundings of Bethel favor the order of rows and the quiet productivity of the plains. History here is not found in grand monuments but in the persistent cultivation of the soil and the way the light catches the dust on a summer evening. The economy is defined by this grounded reality, a place where the work is tangible and the landscape demands a quiet, respectful attention from those who inhabit it.

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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