Severn River

The Severn River is a tidal estuary 14 miles long, located in Anne Arundel County in the U.S. state of Maryland, south of the Magothy River and north of the South River.

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Type: Stream
Description: river in Maryland, United States
Also known as: “Seavorn River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chance Boatyard and Wesley Brown Field House.

Chance Boatyard

Historic site

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Chance Boatyard is a group of historic buildings at Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It used to be a boat-building and repair complex. Most of the buildings were built between 1913 and 1942 to support the boat-building and repair activity of Chance Marine Construction Corporation and its successors, Annapolis Yacht Yard and John Trumpy & Sons. Chance Boatyard is situated 2 miles northwest of Severn River.

Wesley Brown Field House

Building

The Wesley Brown Field House is a sports arena at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It is located between the 7th Wing of Bancroft Hall and Santee Basin. Wesley Brown Field House is situated 2½ miles northwest of Severn River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Highland Beach and Annapolis Neck.

Highland Beach

Village

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Highland Beach is a town in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 118. The town was founded late in the 19th century by affluent African Americans from Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, looking for a summer retreat on the Chesapeake Bay. Highland Beach is situated 2½ miles southwest of Severn River.

Annapolis Neck

Village

Annapolis Neck, a suburb of Annapolis, is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,950. Annapolis Neck is situated 2½ miles southwest of Severn River.

Arundel on the Bay

Neighborhood

Arundel-on-the-Bay is a former post village and resort area in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, located approximately 2 miles southeast of Annapolis. Arundel on the Bay is situated 3 miles south of Severn River.

Severn River

Categories: river and body of water
Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.95845° or 38° 57′ 30″ north

Longitude

-76.44524° or 76° 26′ 43″ west

Open location code

87C5XH53+9W

GeoNames ID

4369209

Wikidata ID

Q4321264

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Welsh—“Severn River” goes by many names.

Belarusian: “Северн”
Catalan: “Severn”
Cebuano: “Severn River (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, Maryland)”
Cebuano: “Severn River”
Chinese: “塞文河”
Croatian: “Severn”
French: “Severn”
Irish: “Abhainn Severn”
Latin: “Fluvius Sabrina”
Serbo-Croatian: “Severn”
Slovenian: “reka Severn”
Slovenian: “Severn River”
Slovenian: “Severn”
Venetian: “Severn”
Welsh: “Afon Severn”

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