E.W. FAIRCLOTH / For the Daily News
Leaving Delaware Seashore State Park after July 4 festivities.
New in town? A handy shore-to-shore conversion guide
NOTHING'S exactly the same from one beach town to the next, but a lot isn't foreign either, even in places where going "downashore" is going "downy shore" (Ocean City, Md.) or "to the beach" (the entire, misguided state of Delaware).
We've matched some beloved South Jersey Shore standards, from Lucy the Elephant to Brown's doughnuts, with their near-equivalents in the Not-So-Distant Shores - Belmar to Beach Haven, N.J., and Lewes, Del., to that other Ocean City in Maryland.
This way, you can stretch your comfort zone without busting a seam.
LANDMARKS
Downashore standby
Lucy the Elephant, Margate
Other Shores substitute
Old Barney the Barnegat Lighthouse, Long Beach Island
He's tall, aged, known by a fond first name and can be climbed from within for panoramic views of the seascape. Alas, no big, floppy ears.
More
near-equivalents:
In Bethany Beach, Del., watch for Chief Little Owl, the totem pole. In Ship Bottom, on Long Beach Island, it's hard to miss the original Ron Jon Surf Shop. Stop in to pose for snapshots with a giant surfboard.
A string of 11 World War II observation towers that were used to track enemy warships dots the Delaware coastline from Fenwick Island north to Lewes. Only one, in Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes, Del., is open to visitors.
SEASONAL ANNOYANCE
Downashore standby
Beach tags
Other Shores substitute
Parking meters, Rehoboth Beach, Del.
