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Welcome to Eagles Nest Landing ...

Eagles Nest Landing is located in New Castle County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Eagles Nest Landing: Eagles Nest Lndg. (or less commonly used: Eagles Nest Lndng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Eagles Nest Landing for more information about variations on the name of Eagles Nest Landing.

Eagles Nest Landing is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Eagles Nest Landing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Eagles Nest Landing: 302

Communities near Eagles Nest Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eagles Nest Landing.

  • Dover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Middletown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgeton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
    • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
  • Smyrna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Salem
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
  • Camden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Clayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Townsend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Delaware City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Cheswold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • 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>

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 Eagles Nest Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eagles Nest Landing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eagles Nest Landing. 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 Eagles Nest Landing.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eagles Nest Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Eagles Nest Landing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eagles Nest Landing ...

Looking for more information about Eagles Nest Landing? 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 Eagles Nest Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eagles Nest Landing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including New Castle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eagles Nest Landing - 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.