Saint Marys River
The St. Marys River is a 22.3-mile-long river in southern Maryland in the United States. It rises in southern St. Mary's County, and flows to the southeast through Great Mills, widening into a tidal estuary near St. Mary's City, approximately 2 miles wide at its mouth on the north bank of the Potomac River, near the Chesapeake Bay to the east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of the Potomac River in Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Saint Mary’s River”, “St Mary’s River”, “St Marys River”, “St. Mary’s River”, “St. Marys River”, and “St. Marys River (Maryland)”
- Historically known as: “Saint George River”, “Saint Georges River”, “Saint Maries River”, “Saint Mary River”, and “Saint Marys Creek”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint George Island and Ridge.
Saint George Island
Hamlet
St. George Island is an unincorporated census-designated place in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. The post office at Piney Point serves the island, which is connected to the mainland by a short bridge. Saint George Island is situated 2½ miles northwest of Saint Marys River.
Ridge
Hamlet
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Ridge is an unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. Bard's Field was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Ridge is situated 4 miles east of Saint Marys River.
Scotland
Hamlet
Scotland, in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States, is a small settlement near the southernmost end of the state, on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Scotland is situated 4½ miles east of Saint Marys River.
Saint Marys River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Saint Mary’s County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Saint Marys River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “St. Marys”
- Cebuano: “Saint Marys River (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, Maryland)”
- Cebuano: “Saint Marys River”
- French: “Riviere de Saint George” (historical)
- Irish: “Abhainn St. Marys”
- Venetian: “St. Marys”
- Welsh: “Afon St. Marys”
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