Tar River

The Tar River is a river that is approximately 215 miles long, in northeast flowing generally southeast to an estuary of . The Tar River becomes the tidal once it passes under the U.S. Highway 17 Bridge in .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in North Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: “Pampticough” and “reka Tar”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Washington–Warren Airport.

Aerodrome
is a public, city-owned… is situated 2½ miles northeast of Tar River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Washington.

Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city on the .

Tar River

Latitude
35.55238° or 35° 33′ 9″ north
Longitude
-77.08468° or 77° 5′ 5″ west
Elevation
-3 feet (-1 metres)
Open location code
8774HW28+X4
Geo­Names ID
4494498
Wiki­data ID
Q841725
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Tar River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Tar”
  • Catalan: “Tar”
  • Cebuano: “Tar River”
  • Chinese: “塔尔河”
  • Chinese: “塔爾河”
  • Chuvash: “Тар”
  • Dutch: “Tar River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تار”
  • French: “Tar River”
  • French: “Tar”
  • German: “Tar River”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Tar”
  • Lithuanian: “Taras (JAV upė)”
  • Lithuanian: “Taras”
  • Russian: “Тар”
  • Slovenian: “Tar”
  • Venetian: “Tar”
  • Welsh: “Afon Tar”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Maryanna Mobile Estates and Porter Junction.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Shop Cove and Washington Plaza Shopping Center.

North Carolina: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Charlotte and Raleigh.

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