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Lewes Delaware Map

Explore Lewes, 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 Lewes, Delaware

How to Use This Lewes, Delaware Map

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

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

Latitude	38.774556
Longitude	-75.13935
Population	3,303
Density	304.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	19958
Area Code	302
County Seat	Georgetown
School District	Cape Henlopen School District

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About Lewes, Delaware

Lewes is a locality in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,303. The population density is 304.2 people per km². Lewes is located at 38.7746°N, 75.1393°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Lewes is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 19958.

Lewes defines its character through the slow, tidal pulse of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal that cuts a dark, glassy vein through the salt-marsh landscape. It lies 18.2 miles east-southeast of Milford, DE (from Milford, DE: bearing 121°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east of Milton. The air here carries a heavy, saline weight, often cooling as it drifts from the distant open coastline toward the quiet surface of Blockhouse Pond. Beyond the immediate reach of the water, the terrain stretches toward the Flat Sands, a low-lying basin where the earth seems to hold the memory of ancient shifts in the tide. On the distant horizon, the faint, hazy suggestion of Pine Ridge provides a vertical contrast to the otherwise horizontal expanse of the coastal plain. Near the town center, the manicured greenery of Zwaanendael Park offers a meditative stillness, where the quality of light at dusk turns the foliage a deep, bruised copper, grounding the landscape in a somber, enduring beauty.

Economic life in Lewes persists in a delicate equilibrium between the modern maritime trade and the lingering shadows of a colonial past, where the first Dutch settlers once sought a foothold against the elements. While the bustle of the nearby broiler-chicken country influences the wider region, the local commerce remains tethered to the water, drawing travelers who navigate the channels toward the serenity of Beach Plum Island. The legacy of the area is not merely in the preservation of its architecture, but in the way the local rhythm respects the seasonal migrations of birds and the slow accumulation of silt in the canal. Life here moves with a measured, deliberate pace, as if the residents understand that the land near the coast is a temporary arrangement, constantly negotiated by the persistent, rhythmic arrival of the tides.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lightship Overfalls (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 332° NW
The Blizzard of 1888 (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 336° NW
Menhaden Fishing Industry (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 338° N
George H.P. Smith Park at Blockhouse Pond (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 245° SW
Cape Henlopen State Park (Marine Protected Area) — 0.4 mi, 105° E
Lewes Beach (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 009° N
Reserve at Pilottown (Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 244° SW
Great Marsh Preserve (State Park) — 1.0 mi, 271° W
Canary Creek (Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 262° W
Beach Plum Island Nature Preserve (State Park) — 1.6 mi, 315° NW
Painting with a Twist (Gallery) — 2.3 mi, 219° SW
Cinema Art Theater (Arts Centre) — 2.3 mi, 201° S
Fort Miles Interpretive Site (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 085° E
Hawk Watch (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 071° E
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.6 mi, 308° NW · 29k acres
Anna Hazzard Museum (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 144° SE
Clear Space Theatre Company (Theatre) — 5.1 mi, 140° SE
Back Bay Art Glass LLC (Public Artwork) — 11.5 mi, 197° S
Concrete Ship (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 038° NE
Cape May Art Gallery (Gallery) — 15.9 mi, 047° NE
Elaine's Famous Dinner Theater (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 046° NE
Thomas Kinkade Gallery (Gallery) — 16.1 mi, 047° NE
Fourteen Foot Bank Light (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 002° N
Cape May National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.8 mi, 049° NE · 38k acres
Milford Movies 9 (Cinema) — 19.3 mi, 305° NW
Frank's Rio Stadium Theater (Cinema) — 21.7 mi, 040° NE
Royal Flush Fishing (Attraction) — 22.2 mi, 048° NE

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