Wicomico River

The Wicomico River is a 13.0-mile-long tributary of the lower tidal portion of the located in the U.S. state of south of Washington, DC.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: tributary of the Potomac River in Maryland, United States
  • Also known as: Anancock River”, “Great Wicomico River”, “Pocomoke River”, “Riviere Wiccocomaco”, “Wacomaca River”, “Wiccacomaco River”, “Wiccocomico River”, “Wiccocomoko River”, “Wiccomaco River”, “Wiccomico River”, “Wickacomoco River”, “Wicocomico River”, “Wicocomo River”, “Wicomico River (Potomac River tributary)”, “Wicomico River (Potomac)”, “Wighco River”, “Wighcocomaco River”, “Wighcocomoco River”, and “Wighcomaco River

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cobb Island and Rock Point.

is a small island and neighborhood at the end of the Cobb Neck in . It is small, less than 1 sq mi and has a population of about 900 people.

Village
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Wicomico River.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in what is familiarly called the "Seventh District" of , , United States. is situated 3 miles east of Wicomico River.

Wicomico River

Latitude
38.2518° or 38° 15′ 7″ north
Longitude
-76.82552° or 76° 49′ 32″ west
Open location code
87C5752F+PQ
Geo­Names ID
4373569
Wiki­data ID
Q7998477
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Wicomico River” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Wicomico
  • Cebuano: Wicomico River
  • Esperanto: Wicomico River
  • French: Wicomico River (Md. ; cours d’eau)
  • French: Wicomico River
  • Irish: Abhainn Wicomico
  • Polish: Wicomico River (dopływ Potomacu)
  • Polish: Wicomico River (dopływ Potomaku)
  • Polish: Wicomico River
  • Venetian: Wicomico
  • Welsh: Afon Wicomico

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mouth of River Bar and Cobb Point Bar Light.

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