Cape Henlopen State Park aerial photos, 1926 to today
Every historical aerial photo of Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware published by the State of Delaware, from black-and-white 1930s farm surveys to 2024's six-inch color imagery. Compare any two years and download the area you need, free.
The Cape Henlopen dunes and point are among the most dramatic places in the state to watch the coastline move. The 2017 and 2022 Parks sets add extra-sharp detail here. Things worth looking for: dunes, beach and the point reshaping themselves, and old military and park structures appearing and disappearing.
Open Cape Henlopen State Park in any year
Each button opens the viewer over Cape Henlopen State Park with that year loaded. Then zoom to your street, or type an address.
How to look up a specific address in Cape Henlopen State Park
- Open the viewer centered on Cape Henlopen State Park.
- Type the street address, a Sussex County parcel number (PIN), or GPS coordinates into Find a place.
- Click a year to load it, or shift-click a second year and use Swipe or Fade to compare.
- Press D to draw a box (or use the highlighted parcel) and download one year, or every year as a ZIP.
Questions
How far back do aerial photos of Cape Henlopen State Park go?
The viewer has State of Delaware FirstMap imagery for Cape Henlopen State Park going back to 1926, with later sets from 1937, 1954, 1961, 1968, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2021, 2022 and 2024. A few sets (1926, the Parks sets and the Hurricane Sandy set) cover only part of the state, and the viewer dims any year with no imagery at your spot.
Can I see my house in Cape Henlopen State Park in an old aerial photo?
Yes. Open the viewer, type your street address or parcel number, then click any year. The 1930s–1960s sets are 1–2 m per pixel, enough to see buildings, fields and roads. Recent sets such as 2022 and 2024 are about 6 inches per pixel, enough to see individual cars and driveways.
Can I download aerial photos of Cape Henlopen State Park?
Yes, for free. Draw a box or pick a parcel, choose one year or all of them, and download JPEG, PNG or GeoTIFF at the native resolution of each year. Downloads are built in your browser, and nothing is uploaded.
Who took these photos?
The historic black-and-white sets were flown for USDA farm programs (1937–1968). Later sets were flown for DelDOT and the State of Delaware by firms such as EarthData, Sanborn, Surdex and Hexagon. All are published through Delaware FirstMap.
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