Long Point Landing: US 13 @ PADDOCK RD
Long Point Landing occupies a low-lying roadside corridor on the Delmarva Peninsula in northern Delaware. It stands at U.S. Route 13 and Paddock Road near Smyrna, where shops, fuel stations, homes and through-traffic share a broad commercial approach to town. Route 13 is one of Delaware’s principal north–south highways, running from the Maryland state line through Smyrna and Dover toward Wilmington. Smyrna developed beside Duck Creek, which flows east toward Delaware Bay; the settlement was known as Duck Creek Cross Roads before taking the name Smyrna in 1806. This flat Atlantic Coastal Plain setting has long supported road links between central Delaware’s small towns and the state’s larger urban centres.
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Few settlements in Delaware have a history as closely tied to travel and trade on Duck Creek as Long Point Landing. This small locality lies on the level coastal plain west of Smyrna, within the watershed of a stream that flows east toward Delaware Bay. Its name recalls the period when landings linked rural communities with local water transport. Farms, woodland and low-lying drainage channels shape the surroundings rather than a continuous urban shoreline. Nearby Smyrna has a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places, reflecting Duck Creek’s role in the town’s commercial development. Explore nearby webcam locations that provide complementary perspectives on central Delaware and Delaware Bay.
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