Why visit Frederica
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 1 place to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Barratt Hall and Bonwell House.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 87°F; January lows average 28°F.
Weather in Frederica
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Frederica
Frederica is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover metropolitan area. The population was 1,073 in 2020. ILC Dover, the company which manufactured the spacesuits for the Apollo and Skylab astronauts of the 1960s and 1970s, along with fabricating the suit component of the Space Shuttle's Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), is located nearby.
From the Wikipedia article Frederica, Delaware (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks6
Barratt Hall
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.8 mi
Building in Delaware, United States
Bonwell House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.5 mi
Historic house in Delaware, United States
Frederica Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
Historic district in Delaware, United States
Jehu Reed House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.4 mi
Little Heaven, Delaware, NRHP-listed in Kent County
Mordington
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.1 mi
Building in Delaware, United States
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Thomas B. Coursey House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.7 mi
Historic house in Delaware, United States
Restaurants and cafes1
Frederica Pizza & Pasta House
Restaurant
1491 Frederica Road, Frederica
Mo-Sa 10:30-21:00; Su off
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship2
Barratt's Chapel
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 1.2 mi
Historic church in Delaware, United States
History
The present-day town of Frederica was part of a land grant to Boneny Bishop by William Penn in 1681. The location at a bend along the Murderkill River was originally known as Indian Point and later became known as Johnny Cake Landing. The waterfront was surveyed in 1758 and the area where most shipping activity occurred became known as Goforth's Landing.
The remainder of the town was surveyed and laid out by Jonathan Emerson in 1772. In 1796, the community was renamed from Johnny Cake Landing to Frederica Landing at the request of one of Emerson's daughters, as she believed the name Johnny Cake Landing was a rather unceremonious, informal name and inappropriate for a settlement close to Barratt's Chapel, a major landmark for Methodism. (See Johnnycake.) The Town of Frederica was incorporated by the state in 1826. The incorporation act for Frederica was repealed in 1855, only for the town to be reincorporated in 1865.
From the History section of Frederica, Delaware on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries9
J. Ralph Mcilvaine Early Childhood Center
School · 4.5 mi
11 East Walnut, Magnolia
Lake Forest Central Elementary School
School · 4.8 mi
5424 Killens Pond Road, Felton
Lake Forest East Elementary School
School · 0.4 mi
124 West Front Street, Frederica
Map of Frederica
19 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 28°F | 3.4 in | 4.1 in |
| Feb | 47°F | 29°F | 3.1 in | 5.9 in |
| Mar | 54°F | 35°F | 4.2 in | 0.6 in |
| Apr | 66°F | 45°F | 3.7 in | 0.0 in |
| May | 74°F | 54°F | 3.9 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 83°F | 64°F | 4.6 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 87°F | 69°F | 4.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 85°F | 67°F | 4.9 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 79°F | 61°F | 4.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 69°F | 50°F | 4.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 58°F | 39°F | 3.4 in | 0.0 in |
| Dec | 49°F | 32°F | 4.0 in | 2.6 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Dover Hcn (10 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Kent County has had 12 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2026-05-29: Severe Winter Storm (Winter Storm)
- 2020-10-02: Tropical Storm Isaias (Hurricane)
- 2020-04-05: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2012-11-16: Hurricane Sandy (Hurricane)
- 2012-10-29: Hurricane Sandy (Hurricane)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 8 miles away.
- Milford 7 mi south, about 12 min by car
- Dover Base Housing 8 mi north, about 12 min by car
- Camden 8 mi northwest, about 13 min by car
- Dover 11 mi north, about 18 min by car
- Cheswold 16 mi northwest, about 26 min by car
- Clayton 20 mi northwest, about 33 min by car
- Smyrna 21 mi north, about 34 min by car
- Bridgeville 21 mi south, about 34 min by car
- Blades 27 mi south, about 43 min by car
- Bridgeton 32 mi northeast, about 51 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Frederica DE Town Hall, Smallbones, CC0
- THOMAS B. COURSEY HOUSE, FELTON, KENT COUNTY, DE, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old Barratt's Chapel (Methodist), Route 113, Frederica vicinity (Kent County, Delaware), David Ames, Photographer, Public domain
- BONWELL HOUSE FREDERICA, KENT COUNTY, DE, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jehu Reed House, front view, Jeffrey A. Brown, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Frederica DE Hathorn House from SE, Smallbones, CC0
- Mordington, Canterbury-Milford Road, Frederica vicinity (Kent County, Delaware), Cortlandt Van Dyke Hubbard, Photographer, Public domain
- BARRATT HALL, FREDERICA, KENT COUNTY, DE, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
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