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Lincoln Delaware Map

Explore Lincoln, 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 Lincoln, Delaware

How to Use This Lincoln, Delaware Map

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

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

Latitude	38.869835
Longitude	-75.422975
Population	894
Density	122.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	19960
Area Code	302
County Seat	Georgetown
School District	Milford School District

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About Lincoln, Delaware

Lincoln is a locality in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It is a small community with a population of 894. The population density is 122.4 people per km². Lincoln is located at 38.8698°N, 75.4230°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 19960.

Lincoln emerges from the flat, low-lying expanse of the coastal plain as a quiet junction of horizon and sky. It lies 3.0 miles south of Milford, DE (from Milford, DE: bearing 175°T), and is situated 9.1 miles east-southeast of Harrington. The atmosphere here carries a persistent, humid weight, as if the air itself is still heavy with the salt-mist memories of the nearby coastline nineteen miles away. To the north, the waters of Clendaniel Pond hold a mirror to the passing clouds, while the winding path of Herring Branch cuts a dark, sluggish ribbon through the dense, verdant undergrowth that defines the local terrain. On the farthest edge of the horizon, the faint, hazy suggestion of Cabin Ridge provides the only break in an otherwise uninterrupted flatness, a distant reminder of a world defined by elevation rather than the slow, deliberate drainage of the wetlands.

Lincoln functions as a quiet intersection of agricultural tradition, where the rhythm of the broiler-chicken industry dictates the pace of the morning commute. The presence of the E.I. Morris Early Childhood Center serves as a grounding anchor for the neighborhood, marking a space where the next generation begins its own quiet history. Life here is measured by the seasonal cycles of the fields and the occasional transit of goods toward the Mispillion Marina, where the reach of the inland waterways finally yields to the broader tides. Beyond the immediate view, the expanse of Ellendale State Forest offers a dense, pine-scented solitude, while the distant, curious name of Ice Cream Island reminds the traveler of the peculiar, localized lore that persists in the quiet corners of this landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

E.I. Morris Early Childhood Center (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 097° E
Redden State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 203° SW
Cedar Creek Nature Preserve (State Park) — 2.7 mi, 085° E
Silver Lake (State Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 348° N
Abbotts Mill Nature Center (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 282° W
Mispillion Art League (Gallery) — 3.0 mi, 355° N
Milford Movies 9 (Cinema) — 4.4 mi, 353° N
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.3 mi, 070° E · 29k acres
John Milton Statue (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 137° SE
Bridgeville Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 228° SW
Bowers Beach Maritime Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 005° N
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 170° S
Zwaanendael Memorial (Monument) — 15.4 mi, 112° E
Painting with a Twist (Gallery) — 16.2 mi, 121° SE
Cinema Art Theater (Arts Centre) — 16.9 mi, 121° SE

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