South Bethany

Few communities on Delaware’s coast have a history as closely tied to the development of a planned beach community as South Bethany. The town occupies a narrow barrier-island strip between the Atlantic Ocean and Little Assawoman Bay, with canals running through residential streets on the bay side. Incorporated in 1968, South Bethany developed as a compact resort town rather than a traditional port, and its public beach remains central to local life. It forms part of Delaware’s chain of oceanfront communities, south of Bethany Beach and north of Fenwick Island. The low, sandy setting makes the relationship between ocean, bay and settlement especially apparent. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how South Bethany’s barrier-island coast relates to its surroundings.

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