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Cheswold Delaware Map

Explore Cheswold, 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 Cheswold, Delaware

How to Use This Cheswold, Delaware Map

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

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

Latitude	39.219279
Longitude	-75.58576
Population	1,923
Density	404.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	19936
Area Code	302
County Seat	Dover
School District	Capital School District

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About Cheswold, Delaware

Cheswold is a locality in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,923. The population density is 404.0 people per km². Cheswold is located at 39.2193°N, 75.5858°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Cheswold is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 19936.

Cheswold stretches across a quiet expanse of interior plains where the Alston Branch carves a modest, winding path through the heavy, fertile soil. It lies 5.4 miles northwest of Dover, DE (from Dover, DE: bearing 322°T), and is situated 5.7 miles south of Smyrna. The landscape maintains a steady, unassuming posture, defined by flat horizons and the pervasive, golden light that settles over the fields as the afternoon wanes. Beyond the immediate tree lines, the distant silhouette of Cabin Ridge offers a faint, jagged reminder of higher ground far to the west, while the local terrain remains defined by the quiet humidity of the inland basin. Residents often find that the air here holds a particular stillness, a weight that settles over the open acreage of Parkers Run, where the grasses bow under the gentle, persistent pressure of the wind.

Cheswold carries the quiet gravity of a history shaped by long-standing agricultural roots and the steady pulse of land-based labor. While the proximity to Garrisons Lake provides a focal point for the surrounding district, the economy continues to mirror the rhythms of the wider region, favoring the patient cultivation of the earth over the frantic pace of industrial expansion. The legacy of the area is tied to the families who have worked these tracts for generations, creating a social fabric that values resilience and the slow turnover of the seasons. Despite the influence of the nearby Blackbird State Forest, which provides a dense, shadowed contrast to the exposed fields, Cheswold remains a place where the daily movement of life is measured in the growth of crops and the maintenance of the quiet, crossroads intersections that define its character.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cheswold Town Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 185° S
Kowinsky Farm (Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 317° NW
Lakeshore Village (Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 357° N
Terry Campus Recreation Area (State Resource Management Area) — 1.9 mi, 143° SE
North Dover Athletic Complex (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 144° SE
Garrisons Lake Golf Club (State Park) — 2.1 mi, 357° N
Fork Branch Nature Preserve (State Park) — 2.2 mi, 152° SE
Dover High School Stadium (Stadium) — 3.7 mi, 140° SE
Monster Monument (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 124° SE
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.1 mi, 042° NE · 46k acres
Johnson Victrola Museum (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 145° SE
Biggs Museum of American Art (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 142° SE
Liberty Bell Replica (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 142° SE
Fireman's Memorial (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 141° SE
Bayonets of the Revolution (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 140° SE
Super Cichlids Inc (Aquarium) — 6.5 mi, 133° SE
Bombay Hook Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 6.9 mi, 055° NE · 1,679 acres
Woodland Beach Wildlife Area (Marine Protected Area) — 7.0 mi, 038° NE
Ronnys Garden World (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 346° N
Little Creek Wildlife Area (Marine Protected Area) — 7.6 mi, 111° E
Eagles Nest Wildlife Area (State Wilderness) — 8.9 mi, 353° N
3 Palms Zoo & Education Center (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 9.6 mi, 322° NW
C-141B Starlifter (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 135° SE
C-141A Starlifter (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 135° SE
Air Mobility Command Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 135° SE
Massey Air Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 297° NW
Bowers Beach Maritime Museum (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 138° SE
Jackson Lane Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 14.8 mi, 219° SW
Cross Ledge Light (Historic Ruins) — 19.0 mi, 093° E
Milford Movies 9 (Cinema) — 21.4 mi, 158° S

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