State Park · Delaware, United States
Fort Delaware State Park
Fort Delaware State Park is a state park in Delaware, United States, covering 249 acres (101 ha), established in 1951.
Photo: Michael Swanda, U.S. Army Corps of Enginers via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | New Castle, Delaware, United States |
| Area | 249 acres (101 ha) |
| Established | 1951 |
| Coordinates | 39.5931° N, 75.5722° W |
| Managed by | Delaware state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Fort Delaware State Park
Fort Delaware State Park is a 248-acre (100 ha), 1-mile-long (1.6 km) Delaware state park on Pea Patch Island in the mid channel of the Delaware River near its entrance into Delaware Bay. It is a low, marshy island in New Castle County, Delaware, facing Delaware City on the Delaware shore and Finns Point on the New Jersey shore. Fort Delaware was built on Pea Patch Island by the United States Army in 1815, near the conclusion of the War of 1812, to protect the harbors of Wilmington, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) · Philadelphia, United States · 26.1 miles away
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) · Baltimore, United States · 65.3 miles away
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) · Washington, United States · 93.7 miles away
Parks nearby
More parks in Delaware
Frequently asked questions
Where is Fort Delaware State Park?
Fort Delaware State Park is in Delaware, United States (39.5931° N, 75.5722° W).
When was Fort Delaware State Park established?
Fort Delaware State Park was established in 1951, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
How big is Fort Delaware State Park?
Fort Delaware State Park covers 249 acres (101 ha).
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Delaware_state_parks — Wikipedia list of Delaware state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Delaware_State_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).