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3About Houston, DE
Houston is a small Delaware town in Kent County, about 8 miles southwest of Dover via Routes 8 and 384. The community of 456 residents sits along the coastal plain with easy access to US Route 13, Delaware's main north-south highway connecting Wilmington and Maryland. Named after Texas hero Sam Houston, it's one of Delaware's most unexpectedly named places.
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Houston, DE is in United States, at 38.917, -75.504 - about 30 km north-west of Milton, DE.
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What is the closest airport to Houston, DE?
The closest airport to Houston, DE is Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base, 30 km (about 33 min by car). Other airports nearby: Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport.