Fowler Beach, Delaware
| Fowler Beach, Delaware | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Fowler Beach  Fowler Beach | |
| Coordinates: 38°52′50″N 75°16′05″W / 38.88056°N 75.26806°WCoordinates: 38°52′50″N 75°16′05″W / 38.88056°N 75.26806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | Sussex |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 302 |
| GNIS feature ID | 213977[1] |
Fowler Beach is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of Delaware.[1] It is in the shore of the Delaware Bay east of the Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge.
Fowler Beach is an official sanctuary for horseshoe crabs, the state marine animal of Delaware and a "signature species" of the Delaware Bay Estuary.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Fowler Beach". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ http://www.ecodelaware.com/place.php?id=360 "EcoDelaware.com: Fowler Beach, an official horseshoe crab sanctuary"
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