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Clayton Delaware Map

Explore Clayton, 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 Clayton, Delaware

How to Use This Clayton, Delaware Map

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

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

Latitude	39.274059
Longitude	-75.631529
Population	3,961
Density	785.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	19938
Area Code	302
County Seat	Dover
School District	Smyrna School District

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About Clayton, Delaware

Clayton is a locality in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,961. The population density is 785.1 people per km². Clayton is located at 39.2741°N, 75.6315°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Clayton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 19938.

Clayton emerges from the flat, fertile expanse of the mid-Atlantic plains as a quiet intersection of rail-born history and agrarian persistence. It lies 1.7 miles west-southwest of Smyrna, DE (from Smyrna, DE: bearing 248°T), and is situated 7.8 miles south-southeast of Townsend. The Greens Branch flows with a steady, deliberate pace past the outskirts, its waters carving a subtle path through the damp, dark earth that defines the regional character. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, filtering through the dense, deciduous canopy of the nearby Blackbird State Forest to illuminate the high grass and flat horizons. On the edge of the residential grid, Clayton Community Park offers a patch of open green where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp soil and the distant, rhythmic hum of agricultural machinery. While the distant silhouette of Cabin Ridge remains a mere suggestion against the western sky, the immediate landscape is dominated by the expansive, open fields that have long dictated the pace of life in this inland corridor.

Clayton maintains a measured tempo, its identity forged by the legacy of the railroad that once transformed this rural crossroads into a vital hub for commerce and transport. The local economy persists in a dialogue with the surrounding plains, where the industry of the soil remains a foundational element of the daily cycle. Residents often find their way to the banks of Duck Creek Pond, a small, reflective body of water that serves as a silent witness to the seasonal shifts in the local atmosphere. Life here is defined by a sense of permanence, where the architecture of older depots and modest houses reflects a period of industrious expansion that has since softened into a steady, unpretentious endurance. The quietude of the streets, broken only by the occasional passage of a train or the rustle of wind through the trees, reinforces a lifestyle that prioritizes the steady rhythm of the seasons over the frantic velocity of modern expansion.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Coldwater (Conservation Area) — 0.0 mi, 255° W
Twin Acres (Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 310° NW
Sunnyside Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 085° E
Green Branch Trail (Local Recreation) — 1.5 mi, 020° N
Smyrna High School (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 016° N
Garrisons Lake Golf Club (State Park) — 2.1 mi, 134° SE
Ronnys Garden World (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 014° N
3 Palms Zoo & Education Center (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 5.1 mi, 318° NW
Eagles Nest Wildlife Area (State Wilderness) — 5.2 mi, 013° N
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.8 mi, 085° E · 46k acres
Woodland Beach Wildlife Area (Marine Protected Area) — 6.0 mi, 041° NE
Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area (Marine Protected Area) — 6.0 mi, 005° N
Fork Branch Nature Preserve (State Park) — 6.7 mi, 155° SE
Bombay Hook Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 8.1 mi, 087° E · 1,679 acres
Monster Monument (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 137° SE
Dover High School Stadium (Stadium) — 8.2 mi, 144° SE
Massey Air Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 282° W
Taylor's Bridge School (District No. 66) (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 014° N
Johnson Victrola Museum (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 146° SE
Biggs Museum of American Art (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 144° SE
Liberty Bell Replica (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 144° SE
Fireman's Memorial (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 144° SE
Super Cichlids Inc (Aquarium) — 10.9 mi, 139° SE
C-141B Starlifter (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 139° SE
C-141A Starlifter (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 139° SE
Air Mobility Command Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 139° SE
Jackson Lane Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 16.8 mi, 204° SW
Bowers Beach Maritime Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 140° SE
Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica) (Public Artwork) — 19.9 mi, 332° NW
Cross Ledge Light (Historic Ruins) — 22.0 mi, 103° E

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