Mispillion River
The Mispillion River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in southern Delaware in the United States. It is approximately 15 miles long and drains an area of 76 square miles on the Atlantic Coastal Plain.Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: River in United States of America
- Also known as: “Masphilion Creek”, “Maspillon Creek”, “Mispalling Creek”, “Mispelion Creek”, “Mispelon Creek”, “Mispening Creek”, “Mispeninge Creek”, “Misperange River”, “Mispilian Creek”, “Mispillion Creek”, “Mispliant Creek”, “Misspann Creek”, “Muskmellon Creek”, “Muskmellon River”, “Musmillion River”, “Musphilion Creek”, and “Muspilion Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Christ Church and Parson Thorne Mansion.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Smallbones, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Christ Church is an historic Episcopal church and cemetery located at 3rd and Church Streets in Milford, Kent County, Delaware. The original section was started in 1791, with construction continuing until 1835.
Parson Thorne Mansion
Park
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
Parson Thorne Mansion, also known as Silver Hill, is a historic mansion located at Milford, Kent County, Delaware. The mansion is located across from the Mill House.
Haven Lake
Haven Lake is a mill pond formed by an antiquated dam across the source of the Mispillion River in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is located in the city of Milford, where U.S. Route 113 serves as a major highway. Haven Lake is situated 2 miles west of Mispillion River.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milford and Lincoln.
Milford
Town
Photo: Dough4872, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Milford is a city in Kent and Sussex counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. According to the 2020 census, the population of the city is 11,190 people and 4,356 households in the city.
Lincoln
Village
Photo: Superman7515, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lincoln is an unincorporated community in northern Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Seaford, Delaware, Micropolitan Statistical Area. Lincoln is situated 3 miles south of Mispillion River.
Houston
Village
Houston is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover metropolitan area. The population was 381 in 2020. It was named for John W. Houston is situated 4½ miles west of Mispillion River.
Mispillion River
- Category: stream
- Location: Sussex County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.91538° or 38° 54′ 55″ northLongitude
-75.4182° or 75° 25′ 6″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87C6WH8J+5POpenStreetMap ID
way 728137719OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
Discover Mispillion River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Mispillion River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mispillion River”
- Chinese: “米斯皮利恩河”
- Dutch: “Mispillion River”
- “Mispillion”
Localities in the Area
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