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Welcome to Long Point Landing ...

Long Point Landing is located in Kent County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Long Point Landing: Long Pt. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Long Pt. Lndng.)

Long Point Landing is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Long Point Landing: 302

Communities near Long Point Landing ...

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

  • Dover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Middletown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Camden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Townsend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Delaware City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Cheswold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wyoming
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Chesapeake City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Cecilton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Millington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Point Landing ...

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