Drum Point

Drum Point: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Drum Point

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Drum Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.46206, -75.06374. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Drum Point

• Fenwick Island Lighthouse · beach · Sussex · ~2 km · Must-see
• Assawoman Bay · lake · Worcester · ~6 km · Must-see
• Isle of Wight Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Sussex · ~11 km · Must-see
• Saint George's United Methodist Church · church · Sussex · ~15 km · Must-see
• Isle of Wight Bay · lake · Worcester · ~15 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Presbyterian Church · fort · Sussex · ~16 km · Must-see
• Prince George's Chapel · church · Sussex · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lingo Cove · beach · Sussex · ~25 km · Must-see
• Berlin Commercial Historic District · attraction · Worcester · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sinepuxent Bay Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Worcester · ~26 km · Must-see
• Great Cypress Swamp · sanctuary · Sussex · ~26 km · Must-see
• Indian River Bay · lake · Sussex · ~27 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Sussex · ~34 km · Must-see
• All Saints Episcopal Church · church · Sussex · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lewes and Rehoboth Canal · lake · Sussex · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cape Henlopen State Park · sanctuary · Sussex · ~42 km · Must-see
• Zwaanendael Museum · museum · Sussex · ~44 km · Must-see
• Overfalls · attraction · Sussex · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Drum Point

Other beaches & coast near Drum Point

• Fenwick Island Lighthouse · beach · Sussex · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lingo Cove · beach · Sussex · ~25 km · Must-see
• Assateague Island · beach · Worcester · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cape May Lighthouse · beach · Sussex · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cape May Lighthouse · beach · Cape May · ~66 km · Must-see
• Poverty Beach · beach · Cape May · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse · beach · Kent · ~82 km · Must-see
• Great Shoals Light · beach · Somerset · ~95 km · Must-see
• Elbow of Cross Ledge Lighthouse · beach · Cumberland · ~103 km · Must-see
• Elbow of Cross Ledge Light · beach · Kent · ~103 km · Must-see

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