Herring point

Herring 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Herring point

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Herring point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.76417, -75.08246. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Herring point

• Cape Henlopen State Park · sanctuary · Sussex · ~2 km · Must-see
• Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouse · fort · Sussex · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lewes and Rehoboth Canal · lake · Sussex · ~5 km · Must-see
• Zwaanendael Museum · museum · Sussex · ~6 km · Must-see
• All Saints Episcopal Church · church · Sussex · ~6 km · Must-see
• Overfalls · attraction · Sussex · ~7 km · Must-see
• Harbor of Refuge Light · fort · Sussex · ~7 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Sussex · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lingo Cove · beach · Sussex · ~19 km · Must-see
• Indian River Bay · lake · Sussex · ~20 km · Must-see
• Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Sussex · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cape May Lighthouse · beach · Sussex · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cape May Lighthouse · beach · Cape May · ~27 km · Must-see
• SS Atlantus · attraction · Cape May · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cape May Point State Park · sanctuary · Cape May · ~30 km · Must-see
• Saint George's United Methodist Church · church · Sussex · ~31 km · Must-see
• Brandywine Shoal Light · attraction · Kent · ~31 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Presbyterian Church · fort · Sussex · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Herring point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Herring point

• Iron Hill · viewpoint · New Castle · ~141 km · Must-see
• World War II Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Cape May · ~28 km
• Mauldin Mountain · viewpoint · Cecil · ~140 km
• Bull Mountain · viewpoint · Cecil · ~141 km
• Black Hill · viewpoint · Cecil · ~141 km
• Rhodes Mountain · viewpoint · Cecil · ~144 km
• Chestnut Hill · viewpoint · New Castle · ~144 km
• Pine Hill · viewpoint · Camden · ~144 km
• Hog Hill · viewpoint · Cecil · ~146 km
• Bacon Hill · viewpoint · Cecil · ~147 km

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