Mid-Atlantic
Maryland
Anne Arundel County

West River

The West River is a 6-mile-long tidal tributary of Chesapeake Bay in southern Anne Arundel County, Maryland. It is south of the , which is one of its tributaries, and north of .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: river in Maryland, United States
  • Also known as: “Riviere West”
  • Address: MD

Places of Interest

Highlights include Captain Avery Museum and Lula G. Scott Community Center.

Museum
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
The is a historic home and museum at , , . It is a two-story frame building, located on a 0.75-acre rectangular lot.

Community center
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
The is a historic site located at in , , . It now consists of two frame buildings that were built as Rosenwald Schools.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beverly Beach and Shady Side.

Neighborhood
Photo: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beverley Beach is an unincorporated community in , , United States. Beverley Beach is now a county park. In 2019 Maryland's Natural Resources Department mandated that the Beverley Beach Community Association open the beachfront to the public.

Village
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 5,803 at the 2010 census.

Village
is a census-designated place in , , . The population was 8,298 in the 2010 census. The CDP of 2010 includes all of the area that used to be counted as the CDP.

West River

Latitude
38.86428° or 38° 51′ 51″ north
Longitude
-76.50051° or 76° 30′ 2″ west
Open location code
87C5VF7X+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369001577
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
4373162
Wiki­data ID
Q7986368
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Satellite Map

Discover West River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“West River” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “West River (luuk)”
  • Cebuano: “West River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ويست ريفر”
  • Venetian: “West River”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Idlewilde and Cloverlea.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Deep Pond Marsh and Fresh Pond.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “West River”. Photo: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0.