Monocacy River
The Monocacy River is a free-flowing left tributary to the Potomac River, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay. The river is 58.5 miles long, with a drainage area of about 970 square miles.- Stream
- …lies at an elevation of 197 feet (60 metres)
- Description: river in Maryland, United States
- Also known as“Cheoow-quoquey”“Manakassey River”“Manakassy River”“Manakosy River”“Manocacy River”“Minocacy River”“Minorcacee River”“Monacacy River”“Monocasey Creek”“Monoccasy River”“Monoceasie Creek”“Monoceasy River”“Monockasey Creek”“Monockesey Creek”“Monocoey River”“Monokasy Creek”“Northeast Branch Potomac River”“Quataro River”“Quattaro River”“River of the Turkey”“Riviere de Coturki”“Upper Monocacy”“Upper Monocacy River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monocacy Aqueduct and Dickerson station.
Dickerson station
Railway station
Dickerson is a passenger rail station on the MARC… Dickerson station is situated 1½ miles east of Monocacy River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dickerson and Tuscarora.
Dickerson
Hamlet
Dickerson is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland. Dickerson is situated 1½ miles east of Monocacy River.
Beallsville
Hamlet
Beallsville is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. Beallsville is situated 4 miles southeast of Monocacy River.
Monocacy River
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Latitude
39.22288° or 39° 13′ 22″ north
Longitude
-77.45415° or 77° 27′ 15″ west
Open location code
87F46GFW+58
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Monocacy River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Monocacy”
- Catalan: “Monocacy”
- Cebuano: “Monocacy River”
- Chinese: “莫諾卡西河”
- Chuvash: “Монокаси”
- Dutch: “Monocacy River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر مونوكاسى”
- French: “Monocacy River”
- German: “Monocacy River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Monocacy”
- Polish: “Monocacy River”
- Russian: “Монокаси”
- Venetian: “Monocacy”
- Welsh: “Afon Monocacy”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Furnace Ford and Greenfield Acres.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Monocacy River and Cox Island.
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