Pocomoke River
The Pocomoke River stretches approximately 66 miles from southern Delaware through southeastern Maryland in the United States. At its mouth, the river is essentially an arm of the Chesapeake Bay, whereas the upper river flows through a series of relatively inaccessible wetlands called the Great Cypress Swamp, largely populated by Loblolly Pine, Red Maple and Bald Cypress.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the eastern United States
- Also known as: “Newfound Branch”, “Pawcocomocac”, “Pokamoke River”, “Pokomoake River”, “Pokomoke River”, “River of Pocomoque”, “Riviere de Pokomack”, “Wighco River”, and “Wighcocomoco River”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Maryland Marine Properties Wildlife Management Area.
Maryland Marine Properties Wildlife Management Area
Nature reserve
Maryland Marine Properties Wildlife Management Area… Maryland Marine Properties Wildlife Management Area is situated 2 miles northwest of Pocomoke River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shelltown and Bullbegger.
Shelltown
Hamlet
Shelltown is an unincorporated community in Somerset County, Maryland, United States.
Bullbegger
Hamlet
Bullbegger is an unincorporated community in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. Bullbegger is situated 2 miles east of Pocomoke River.
Grotons
Locality
Grotons is an unincorporated community in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. Grotons is situated 2½ miles south of Pocomoke River.
Pocomoke River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Somerset County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.9654° or 37° 57′ 55″ north
Longitude
-75.64965° or 75° 38′ 59″ west
Open location code
8796X982+54
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Pocomoke River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Pocomoke”
- Bulgarian: “Покомоке”
- Catalan: “Pocomoke”
- Cebuano: “Pocomoke River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر پوكوموك”
- French: “Pocomoke River”
- German: “Pocomoke River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Pocomoke”
- Japanese: “ポコモーク川”
- Polish: “Pocomoke River”
- Russian: “Покомок”
- Swiss German: “Pocomoke River”
- Venetian: “Pocomoke”
- Welsh: “Afon Pocomoke”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Flag Pond Landing and Shad Landing.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Fair Island and Pitts Neck.
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Worth a closer look: Baltimore and Annapolis.
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