Chester River
The Chester River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It is about 43 miles long, and its watershed encompasses 368 sq mi, which includes 295 sq mi about two miles above joining with Cypress Branch and then becoming the Chester River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Coursica River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Love Point Lighthouse.
Love Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Love Point Light was a screw-pile lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay, off the northern end of Kent Island, Maryland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Love Point and Chester.
Love Point
Hamlet
Love Point is the name for the northernmost tip of Kent Island, Maryland, United States. As such, it marks the southern point of the mouth of the Chester River. Love Point is situated 1½ miles west of Chester River.
Chester
Village
Chester is a census-designated place on Kent Island in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 3,723 at the 2000 census. Chester is situated 4½ miles south of Chester River.
Stevensville
Town
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Stevensville is a census-designated place in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States, and is the county's most populous place among both CDPs and municipalities. Stevensville is situated 4½ miles southwest of Chester River.
Chester River
- Categories: river, natural watercourse, and body of water
- Location: Queen Anne’s County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Chester River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر تشيستر”
- Bulgarian: “Честър”
- Catalan: “Chester”
- Cebuano: “Chester River”
- Chinese: “切斯特河”
- Czech: “Chester”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تشيستير”
- Irish: “Abhainn Chester”
- Japanese: “チェスター川”
- Russian: “Честер (река)”
- Russian: “Честер”
- Venetian: “Chester”
- Welsh: “Afon Chester”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cloverfields and Overton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Love Point and Wickes Beach.
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