Crab Point

Crab Point: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Crab Point

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Crab Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.84482, -75.29536. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Crab Point

• John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Delaware · ~5 km · Must-see
• Deshong Park · park · Delaware · ~7 km · Must-see
• Deshong Park · park · New Castle · ~7 km · Must-see
• Asbury African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Delaware · ~7 km · Must-see
• Chester Friends Meeting · church · Delaware · ~8 km · Must-see
• Calvary Baptist Church · church · Delaware · ~9 km · Must-see
• Fort Mifflin · fort · New Castle · ~10 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Episcopal Church · church · Gloucester · ~10 km · Must-see
• Red Bank Battlefield · park · New Castle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fort Mercer · fort · New Castle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Saint James Kingsessing Episcopal Church · church · Philadelphia · ~12 km · Must-see
• Trinity Church · church · Gloucester · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bell Lake Park · lake · New Castle · ~14 km · Must-see
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park · park · New Castle · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bartram's Garden · park · New Castle · ~15 km · Must-see
• American Swedish Historical Museum · museum · New Castle · ~15 km · Must-see
• St. Cyprian Roman Catholic Church · church · Philadelphia · ~16 km · Must-see
• Marconi Plaza · park · New Castle · ~16 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Crab Point

Other beaches & coast near Crab Point

• Turtle Rock Light · beach · Philadelphia · ~21 km · Must-see
• Old New Castle - Pennsville Ferry Wharf · beach · New Castle · ~38 km · Must-see
• Finns Point Lighthouse · beach · Salem · ~41 km · Must-see
• Finns Point · beach · New Castle · ~44 km · Must-see
• Baker Shoal Range Rear Light · beach · New Castle · ~51 km · Must-see
• Woodland Beach Wildlife Area - McKay Tract · beach · Kent · ~74 km · Must-see
• Elbow of Cross Ledge Light · beach · Kent · ~91 km · Must-see
• Elbow of Cross Ledge Lighthouse · beach · Cumberland · ~92 km · Must-see
• Fishing Battery Light · beach · Harford · ~97 km · Must-see
• Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse · beach · Kent · ~111 km · Must-see

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