Spanish River
The Spanish River is a brackish distributary river that forms part of the border between Baldwin and Mobile counties in Alabama. It is approximately 8 miles long and is influenced by tides.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Riviere Espagnole”
Places of Interest
Highlights include USS Alabama and USS Drum.
USS Alabama
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
USS Alabama, hull number BB-60, is a retired battleship. She was the fourth and final member of the South Dakota class of fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1940s during World War II.
USS Drum
Protected area
Photo: Jpemartin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
USS Drum is a Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship named after the drum, a type of fish. Drum is a museum ship in Mobile, Alabama, at Battleship Memorial Park.
Pinto Island
Island
Pinto Island is an island in the U.S. state of Alabama, within the city limits of Mobile. Located on the northwestern coast of Mobile Bay, it is bounded on the west by the Mobile River, on the south by Mobile Bay, on the east by the Spanish River, and on the north by Pinto Pass and Blakeley Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mobile and Toulminville.
Mobile
Mobile is a city in the state of Alabama in the South of the United States of America with almost a half million people in the metro area. Mobile is a historic, diverse port city with a strong southern culture and heritage.
Toulminville
Neighborhood
Toulminville is a neighborhood of Mobile, Alabama, United States. It began as a small settlement on the property of Harry Theophilus Toulmin, who served as Sheriff of Mobile County in the 1830s. Toulminville is situated 6 miles northwest of Spanish River.
Prichard
Town
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Prichard is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population was 19,322 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 18,816 in 2023. Prichard borders the north side of Mobile, as well as the Mobile suburbs of Chickasaw, Saraland, and the unincorporated sections of Eight Mile. Prichard is situated 6 miles northwest of Spanish River.
Spanish River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Mobile, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Spanish River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Spanish”
- Cebuano: “Spanish River”
- Chinese: “西班牙河 (阿拉巴馬州)”
- Chinese: “西班牙河”
- Irish: “Abhainn Spanish”
- Venetian: “Spanish”
- Welsh: “Afon Spanish”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Church Street East Historic District and Lower Dauphin Street Historic District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Sand Island and Choctaw Pass.
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