White Clay Creek

White Clay Creek is an 18.5-mile-long tributary of the in southern and northern in the . It is renowned for its scenic character and is largely federally protected.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: creek in southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware, United States
  • Also known as: Hvitlers Creek”, “Middle Branch White Clay Creek”, “Red Clay Creek”, “Swapecksiska”, and “Whitely Creek

Places of Interest

Highlights include New Castle Airport and Joseph Tatnall House.

Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Wilmington Airport is an located in unincorporated , near , . Owned by New Castle County and operated under a lease agreement with the Delaware River and Bay Authority, it is five miles south of Wilmington and about 30 miles from , .

Heritage site
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
, also known as the "Oliver Evans House," is a historic home located at , . The house is alternatively named after Newport's favorite son Oliver Evans, although he had no apparent historical association with it.

Heritage site
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
is historic building located at , . Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Armstrong Lodge No.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Silview and Newport.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is located along Delaware Route 4, west of .

Village
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
is a town in , United States. It is on the . It is best known for being the home of colonial inventor Oliver Evans.

Hamlet
is a ghost town in , , at. The community consisted of a development on Bread and Cheese Island, on the east bank of the Red Clay Creek near its mouth, just south of Delaware Route 4 near .

White Clay Creek

Latitude
39.69761° or 39° 41′ 51″ north
Longitude
-75.62187° or 75° 37′ 19″ west
Elevation
-3 feet (-1 metres)
Open location code
87F6M9XH+27
Geo­Names ID
4145311
Wiki­data ID
Q7994564
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“White Clay Creek” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: White Clay Creek
  • Cebuano: White Clay Creek
  • Chinese: 懷特克萊溪
  • Japanese: ホワイト・クレイ・クリーク
  • Venetian: White Clay

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pleasant Hills Park and Bread and Cheese Island.

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