Patuxent River
The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington, D.C., the Patapsco River to the northeast passing through Baltimore, and the Patuxent River between the two.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Big Patuxent River”, “Patuscent River”, “Patuxant River”, “Patuxen River”, “Patuxet River”, “Pawtuxunt Fluu”, “Pawtuxunt River”, “Pettuxent River”, “Pettuxon River”, “Pottuxen River”, “Puttuxan River”, “Puttuxent River”, “reka Patuxent”, “パタクセント・リヴァー”, “パタクセント・リバー”, and “パトゥセント・リバー”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drum Point and Chesapeake Ranch Estates.
Chesapeake Ranch Estates
Village
Solomons
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.Patuxent River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Saint Mary’s County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.31901° or 38° 19′ 8″ north
Longitude
-76.40495° or 76° 24′ 18″ west
Open location code
87C58H9W+J2
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Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Patuxent River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Patuxent”
- Catalan: “Patuxent”
- Cebuano: “Patuxent River”
- Chinese: “帕塔克森特河”
- Chuvash: “Патаксент”
- Czech: “Patuxent”
- Dutch: “Patuxent River”
- Dutch: “Patuxent”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر پاتوكسينت”
- Esperanto: “Patuxent River”
- Finnish: “Patuxent”
- French: “Patuxent”
- French: “Riviere Patuxen”
- German: “Patuxent River”
- Inari Sami: “Patuxentjuuhâ”
- Irish: “Abhainn Patuxent”
- Italian: “Patuxent”
- Japanese: “パタクセント川”
- Latin: “Flumen Patuxentis”
- Mingrelian: “პატაქსენტი”
- Northern Sami: “Patuxentjohka”
- Polish: “Patuxent”
- Russian: “Патаксент”
- Skolt Sami: “Patuxentjokk”
- Slovenian: “Patuxent”
- Spanish: “río Patuxent”
- Spanish: “Río Patuxent”
- Urdu: “دریائے پاٹوكسينٹ”
- Venetian: “Patuxent”
- Vietnamese: “sông Patuxent”
- Welsh: “Afon Patuxent”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Seashore Beach and River View.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Hog Point and Drum Point.
Maryland: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Baltimore and Annapolis.
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