Port Mahon (Delaware)

Port Mahon
Port Mahon
Port Mahon
Coordinates: 39°11′7″N 75°24′4″W / 39.18528°N 75.40111°W / 39.18528; -75.40111
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyKent
Elevation
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Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code302
GNIS feature ID214476

Port Mahon was a port in Kent County, Delaware, United States located along the Delaware Bay at the eastern end of Port Mahon Road, northeast of Little Creek. and served as a port for the town. It is also located nearby Leipsic. Named for the Spanish city, Mahón, it is locally pronounced "MAY-hon" (not Mah-HONE). It functions as public fishing piers.