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Welcome to Bay View Heights ...

Bay View Heights is located in Kent County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bay View Heights: Bay Vw. Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Bay View Heights is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Bay View Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bay View Heights: 302

Communities Also Named Bay View Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bay View Heights - it's located in Maryland.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bay View Heights.

Communities near Bay View Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bay View Heights.

  • Dover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Milford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Harrington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Camden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Milton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Sussex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,129 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
  • Cheswold
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheswold have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheswold
    • Cheswold is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,759 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheswold <3>
  • Wyoming
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Felton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Frederica
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bay View Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bay View Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bay View Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bay View Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bay View Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Bay View Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bay View Heights ...

Looking for more information about Bay View Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bay View Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bay View Heights.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bay View Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.