Nanticoke River
The Nanticoke River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in southern Kent County, Delaware, flows through Sussex County, Delaware, and forms the boundary between Dorchester County, Maryland and Wicomico County, Maryland.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Maryland and Delaware, United States
- Also known as: “Cuscarawaock”, “Gravelly Branch”, “Gravelly Fork”, “Kus Flu”, “Kuskaraock”, “Kuskarawaock”, “Kuskarawaok River”, “Nantecoke River”, “Nanticok River”, “Northwest Fork Nanticoke River”, and “Riviere Nanticoke”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waterview and Nanticoke Acres.
Nanticoke Acres
Hamlet
Nanticoke Acres is an unincorporated community and… Nanticoke Acres is situated 2 miles northeast of Nanticoke River.
Nanticoke
Hamlet
Nanticoke is an unincorporated community and… Nanticoke is situated 3 miles north of Nanticoke River.
Nanticoke River
- Categories: river, water trail, and body of water
- Location: Wicomico, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.23346° or 38° 14′ 1″ north
Longitude
-75.92466° or 75° 55′ 29″ west
Open location code
87C663MG+94
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Nanticoke River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر نانتيكوك”
- Asturian: “Ríu Nanticoke”
- Bulgarian: “Нантикок”
- Catalan: “Nanticoke”
- Cebuano: “Nanticoke River”
- Chinese: “楠蒂科克河”
- Dutch: “Nanticoke”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر نانتيكوك”
- French: “Nanticoke River”
- German: “Nanticoke”
- Irish: “Abhainn Nanticoke”
- Japanese: “ナンティコーク川”
- Polish: “Nanticoke River”
- Portuguese: “Rio Nanticoke”
- Russian: “Нантикок”
- Venetian: “Nanticoke”
- Welsh: “Afon Nanticoke”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Dames Quarter and Jesterville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Muddy Cove and Frog Point.
Maryland: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Baltimore and Annapolis.
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