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Ellendale Delaware Map

Explore Ellendale, 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 Ellendale, Delaware

How to Use This Ellendale, Delaware Map

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

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

Latitude	38.807058
Longitude	-75.422697
Population	487
Density	442.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	19941
Area Code	302
County Seat	Georgetown
School District	Milford School District

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About Ellendale, Delaware

Ellendale is a locality in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It is a small community with a population of 487. The population density is 442.4 people per km². Ellendale is located at 38.8071°N, 75.4227°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Ellendale is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 19941.

Ellendale marks the point where the flat, sandy expanse of the Delmarva Peninsula begins to soften under the verdant influence of the Gravelly Branch. It lies 7.3 miles south of Milford, DE (from Milford, DE: bearing 178°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-northwest of Georgetown. The landscape here is defined by a low, humid sky that holds the scent of damp earth and distant salt, a reminder of the proximity to the coast seventeen miles away. Within the quiet perimeter of Ellendale Town Park, the sun catches the edges of loblolly pines, while the dark, still waters of Hudson Pond offer a mirror to the passing clouds. The horizon remains stubbornly level, though on the clearest mornings, one might imagine the faint, blue suggestion of Pine Ridge haunting the western edge of the world.

History in Ellendale has long been tethered to the timber and soil that define this coastal plain, where the economy once relied on the steady clearing of the dense woods that now find sanctuary in the nearby Ellendale State Forest. The rhythm of life follows the slow turning of the seasons, moving from the quiet labor of the fields to the bustle of local commerce that serves those passing toward the sea. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain dips toward the marshy lowlands of Bull Island, and the air carries a weight that feels both ancient and industrious. Residents often look toward the distant presence of Rye Hole and the salt-touched air of the coast to orient themselves, living in a space that remains patient and unpretentious amidst the changing tides of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ellendale Town Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 247° SW
Redden State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 334° NW
Sowbridge Branch Nature Preserve (State Park) — 2.1 mi, 089° E
Pemberton Forest Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 096° E
Cedar Creek Nature Preserve (State Park) — 5.2 mi, 032° NE
Abbotts Mill Nature Center (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 330° NW
John Milton Statue (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 110° E
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.4 mi, 080° E · 29k acres
Silver Lake (State Resource Management Area) — 7.1 mi, 355° N
Mispillion Art League (Gallery) — 7.4 mi, 358° N
Milford Movies 9 (Cinema) — 8.7 mi, 356° N
Beaver Creek (Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 125° SE
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 166° S
Bridgeville Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 245° SW
Cape Henlopen State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 13.6 mi, 095° E
Zwaanendael Memorial (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 096° E
Painting with a Twist (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 106° E
Cinema Art Theater (Arts Centre) — 15.1 mi, 107° E
Bowers Beach Maritime Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 004° N
Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 17.6 mi, 358° N
Back Bay Art Glass LLC (Public Artwork) — 17.9 mi, 138° SE
Fort Miles Interpretive Site (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 096° E
Hawk Watch (Viewpoint) — 18.0 mi, 094° E
Military Exhib Site (Registered Battlefield) — 18.7 mi, 205° SW
Anna Hazzard Museum (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 109° E
Clear Space Theatre Company (Theatre) — 19.6 mi, 108° E
Fourteen Foot Bank Light (Attraction) — 21.1 mi, 048° NE
U-3A "Blue Canoe" (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 355° N
UH-1H Iroquois (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 355° N
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.8 mi, 222° SW · 96k acres

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