Lums Pond State Park

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Lums Pond State Park is a 1,790-acre Delaware state park near Bear, New Castle County, Delaware in the United States. The park surrounds Lums Pond, an impoundment built by the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on St. Georges Creek. The C&D built the pond as a source of water to fill the locks of the canal that connected the Chesapeake Bay with the Delaware River during the early 19th century. Lums Pond State Park is open for a wide variety of year-round recreation. ()

Established: 1963 (61 years ago)Coordinates: 39°33'30"N, 75°43'15"W

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Lums Pond State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chesapeake City Bridge, Elkton Golf & Batting Center, Buena Vista, Iron Hill School No. 112C.

5.4 miSW
Bridge
Chesapeake City Bridge, Chesapeake City
137 min walk • The Chesapeake City Bridge carries Maryland Route 213 across the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal in Chesapeake City, Maryland. There are two undivided traffic lanes and one sidewalk on the east side of the bridge. It was built in 1949 by the U.S.
5.7 miNW
39°35'51"N • 75°48'50"W
Elkton Golf & Batting Center, Elkton
145 min walk • Game and entertainment center, Golf
6.8 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
Buena Vista, New Castle
174 min walk • Buena Vista is a historic home located at New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built between 1845 and 1847, and is a two-story, five bay, brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It has a service wing and a long wing designed by architect R. Brognard Okie containing a long hall and library.
5.4 miN
Museum, Natural history museum
Iron Hill School No. 112C, Newark
139 min walk • Iron Hill School No. 112C, also known as the Iron Hill Museum, is a historic one-room school building located near Newark in New Castle County, Delaware.
3.6 miSW
Greek Revival architecture
Cornucopia, Middletown
92 min walk • Cornucopia, also known as the John and Mary Price Farm, is a historic home and farm located near Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware.
5.4 miN
39°37'54"N • 75°45'30"W
Iron Hill Museum, Newark
139 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
5.5 miNW
Temple
Shirdi Sai of Delaware, Newark
140 min walk • Shirdi Sai of Delaware is a Hindu temple in Newark, Delaware, United States. The main deity is Sai Baba of Shirdi. Other deities at the temple are Lord Ganesh, Lord Shiva, Lord Dattatreya, Lord Ayappa, Goddess Sarawathi, Lord Venkateshwara, Goddess Sridevi and Bhudevi; Lord Kartikeya, GoddessValli and Devasena.
2.8 miW
Greek Revival architecture
Poplar Hall, Newark
73 min walk • Poplar Hall is a historic home and farm located near Newark, New Castle County, Delaware. The property includes six contributing buildings. They are an 18th-century brick dwelling with its stone wing and five associated outbuildings.