| Question 10.) | The highest land elevation in Delaware is located in Pencader Hundred? |
False | |
| Although Iron Hill at 340 feet above sea level is the highest point in Pencader Hundred, it is not the highest point in Delaware.
For many years, there has been a question in the minds of some Delawareans as to whether Delaware's highest elevation is Centreville or on Ebright Road. The Delaware Geological Survey (DGS) at the University of Delaware, through its relationship to the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) has determined that the highest benchmark monument in Delaware is located on Ebright Road, near the Pennsylvania state line. Ebright Road is north of Namaans Road, east of route 202. The Ebright Road benchmark (NGS disk EBRIGHT AZI) was found to be 447.85 feet above sea level. Centreville has a benchmark at an elevation of 445.58 feet. Surveying by NGS and DGS personnel indicates that the mobile home park just west of Ebright Road is a least two feet higher than the benchmark. Therefore, according to scientists in the survey office, the highest actual elevation in Delaware is around 450 feet above sea level. This area is marked on the map of the area below. Source: University of Delaware | |