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3About South Bethany, DE
South Bethany is a quiet beach town on Delaware's coast between Bethany Beach and Fenwick Island. Reach it via Route 1, the main coastal highway, or Route 26 from inland areas. It's about 120 miles from Wilmington and 130 miles from D.C., making it popular with weekend visitors. The town sits on a narrow strip between the Atlantic Ocean and Little Assawoman Bay. South Bethany enforces one of the strictest noise ordinances on the Delaware coast, with quiet hours from 10 PM to 8 AM year-round.
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South Bethany, DE is in United States, at 38.516, -75.059 - about 14 km north of Ocean City, MD.
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The closest airport to South Bethany, DE is Ocean City Municipal Airport, 29 km (about 39 min by car). Other airports nearby: Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport.