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Bowers Delaware Map

Explore Bowers, 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 Bowers, Delaware

How to Use This Bowers, Delaware Map

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

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

Latitude	39.0602
Longitude	-75.402
Population	278
Density	345.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	19946
Area Code	302
County Seat	Dover
School District	Lake Forest School District

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About Bowers, Delaware

Bowers is a locality in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is a small community with a population of 278. The population density is 345.1 people per km². Bowers is located at 39.0602°N, 75.4020°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Bowers is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 19946.

Bowers anchors itself upon a level expanse of earth where the Murderkill River carves a slow, deliberate path through the inland soil. It lies 9.4 miles southeast of Dover, DE (from Dover, DE: bearing 136°T), and is situated 6.6 miles east-southeast of Rising Sun-Lebanon. The surrounding terrain unfolds in broad, quiet stretches of farmland that catch the long, amber light of late afternoon, turning the fields into a muted mosaic of harvest gold and fallow brown. In the distance, the silhouette of Cabin Ridge marks the horizon with a faint, jagged ink line, while the air maintains a crisp, still quality that feels detached from the hurried pace of the wider world. Within the boundaries of Main Street Park, the ground is soft underfoot, offering a sanctuary of green space where the grass grows thick and the silence is punctuated only by the subtle rustle of winds crossing the plains.

History in Bowers persists in the quiet endurance of its structures and the steady, unadorned labor of its people. The local economy remains tied to the cycles of the land, reflecting a tradition of agriculture and trade that has shaped the character of the region for generations. Residents often look toward the quiet depths of Cypress Pond, five miles away, as a place of reflection, far removed from the denser forests like Ellendale State Forest that stand nineteen miles to the south. Life here follows a measured cadence, shaped by the changing seasons and the persistent flow of the Murderkill River, which remains a constant, silent presence in the daily rhythm of the inhabitants. There is an inherent dignity in this persistence, a recognition that the true strength of Bowers lies not in grand spectacles, but in the reliable connection between the people and the steady, inland horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bowers Beach Maritime Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 200° S
North Bowers Beach Community Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 254° W
Ted Harvey Conservation Area (Wildlife Area) (Marine Protected Area) — 0.4 mi, 335° NW
Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.5 mi, 007° N
Milford Neck Wildlife Area (Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 189° S
Milford Neck Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 183° S
C-5A Galaxy (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 324° NW
U-3A "Blue Canoe" (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 323° NW
C-60 Lodestar (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 323° NW
UH-1H Iroquois (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 323° NW
Air Mobility Command Museum (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 324° NW
Murderkill River Nature Preserve (State Park) — 5.2 mi, 218° SW
Killens Pond State Park (State Park) — 7.7 mi, 231° SW
Super Cichlids Inc (Aquarium) — 8.3 mi, 322° NW
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.9 mi, 355° N · 46k acres
Milford Movies 9 (Cinema) — 8.9 mi, 191° S
Bayonets of the Revolution (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 317° NW
Fireman's Memorial (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 316° NW
Liberty Bell Replica (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 316° NW
Biggs Museum of American Art (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 316° NW
Johnson Victrola Museum (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 315° NW
Mispillion Art League (Gallery) — 10.2 mi, 188° S
Dover High School Stadium (Stadium) — 11.0 mi, 318° NW
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.5 mi, 153° SE · 29k acres
Cross Ledge Light (Historic Ruins) — 13.5 mi, 043° NE
Bombay Hook Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 14.6 mi, 349° N · 1,679 acres
Jackson Lane Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 19.2 mi, 269° W
Eagles Nest Wildlife Area (State Wilderness) — 22.1 mi, 334° NW
Greensboro Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 255° W

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