Pools Point

Pools 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 Pools 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 Pools Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.57008, -75.18991. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pools Point

• Blackwater Presbyterian Church · fort · Sussex · ~5 km · Must-see
• Saint George's United Methodist Church · church · Sussex · ~5 km · Must-see
• Prince George's Chapel · church · Sussex · ~6 km · Must-see
• Indian River Bay · lake · Sussex · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lingo Cove · beach · Sussex · ~11 km · Must-see
• Great Cypress Swamp · sanctuary · Sussex · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fenwick Island Lighthouse · beach · Sussex · ~22 km · Must-see
• Assawoman Bay · lake · Worcester · ~22 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Sussex · ~22 km · Must-see
• All Saints Episcopal Church · church · Sussex · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lewes and Rehoboth Canal · lake · Sussex · ~25 km · Must-see
• Isle of Wight Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Sussex · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cape Henlopen State Park · sanctuary · Sussex · ~28 km · Must-see
• Zwaanendael Museum · museum · Sussex · ~29 km · Must-see
• Overfalls · attraction · Sussex · ~29 km · Must-see
• Isle of Wight Bay · lake · Worcester · ~31 km · Must-see
• Redden State Forest - Bailey Tract · sanctuary · Sussex · ~33 km · Must-see
• Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouse · fort · Sussex · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pools Point

Other beaches & coast near Pools Point

• Lingo Cove · beach · Sussex · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fenwick Island Lighthouse · beach · Sussex · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cape May Lighthouse · beach · Sussex · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cape May Lighthouse · beach · Cape May · ~56 km · Must-see
• Poverty Beach · beach · Cape May · ~62 km · Must-see
• Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse · beach · Kent · ~66 km · Must-see
• Assateague Island · beach · Worcester · ~67 km · Must-see
• Elbow of Cross Ledge Lighthouse · beach · Cumberland · ~86 km · Must-see
• Elbow of Cross Ledge Light · beach · Kent · ~86 km · Must-see
• Great Shoals Light · beach · Somerset · ~90 km · Must-see

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