Killcohook National Wildlife Refuge

#10740 among destinations in the United States

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Killcohook National Wildlife Refuge was a National Wildlife Refuge located on the east bank of the Delaware River adjacent to the current Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. It had originally been established in 1934 as a secondary dredged material disposal site for use by the Army Corps of Engineers. Its status as a refuge was revoked in 1998 by the U.S. Congress and it is currently used as a confined disposal facility by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. ()

Elevation: 43 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 39°37'3"N, 75°33'49"W

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DelawareUnited States

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Killcohook National Wildlife Refuge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Christiana Mall, Fort Delaware, New Castle Court House Museum, Finn's Point National Cemetery.

6.3 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Christiana Mall, Newark
161 min walk • The Christiana Mall is a super-regional shopping mall located between the cities of Newark and Wilmington, Delaware, United States.
1.8 miS
Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles
Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island
48 min walk • Fort Delaware is a former harbor defense facility, designed by chief engineer Joseph Gilbert Totten and located on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River. During the American Civil War, the Union used Fort Delaware as a prison for Confederate prisoners of war, political prisoners, federal convicts, and privateer officers.
2.9 miN
Museum, Historical place, History museum
New Castle Court House Museum, New Castle
75 min walk • The New Castle Court House Museum is the center of a circle with a 12-mile radius that defines most of the border between the states of Delaware and Pennsylvania and parts of the borders between Delaware and New Jersey and Maryland.
0.6 miSE
Cemetery
Finn's Point National Cemetery, Pennsville
16 min walk • Finn's Point National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Pennsville Township, Salem County, New Jersey, United States. It encompasses 4.6 acres, and as of February 2009, had 3,033 interments.
3 miN
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Amstel House, New Castle
77 min walk • Amstel House, also known as Dr. Finney House, is a preserved building in New Castle, Delaware, United States, built in the 1730s. The decline of New Castle in the 19th century meant that many owners of homes could no longer afford to make changes to them, which is why so many buildings were preserved.
1.1 miSE
State park, Regional park, Park
Fort Mott State Park, Pennsville
30 min walk • Fort Mott, located in Pennsville, Salem County, New Jersey, United States, was part of the Harbor Defenses of the Delaware, a three-fort defense system designed for the Delaware River during the postbellum and Endicott program modernization periods following the American Civil War and in the 1890s.
3 miN
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Immanuel Episcopal Church on the Green, New Castle
77 min walk • Immanuel on the Green is an historic church in New Castle, Delaware, listed as a contributing property in the New Castle Historic District.
2.9 miN
Church
New Castle Presbyterian Church, New Castle
75 min walk • New Castle Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian Church congregation located in New Castle, Delaware which conducts worship services weekly within a historic meeting house, which was erected in 1707.
3.3 miN
Park
First State National Historical Park, New Castle
84 min walk • First State National Historical Park is a National Park Service unit which lies primarily in the state of Delaware but which extends partly into Pennsylvania in Chadds Ford.
2.8 miN
Playground, Park, River
Battery Park, New Castle
72 min walk • Battery Park is a public park in New Castle, Delaware bordered by West 3rd Street, Delaware Street and the Delaware River. The Separation Day celebration commemorating the political division of Delaware from Pennsylvania is held here in mid-June annually.
1.7 miS
Military museum, History museum, Museum
Fort Delaware State Park, Pea Patch Island
45 min walk • Fort Delaware State Park is a 288-acre Delaware state park on Pea Patch Island in New Castle County, Delaware, in the United States.