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Welcome to Forest Landing ...

Forest Landing is located in Kent County<1>.

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

Forest Landing is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Forest Landing: 302

Communities Also Named Forest Landing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Forest Landing - it's located in North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forest Landing.

Communities near Forest Landing ...

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

  • Dover
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Milford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Smyrna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Clayton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Greensboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Cheswold
    (8 miles [12.9 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Felton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Frederica
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Landing ...

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

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 Forest 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.