Tar River
The Tar River is a river that is approximately 215 miles long, in northeast North Carolina flowing generally southeast to an estuary of Pamlico Sound. The Tar River becomes the tidal Pamlico River once it passes under the U.S. Highway 17 Bridge in Washington, North Carolina.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in North Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “Pampticough”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Washington–Warren Airport.
Washington–Warren Airport
Aerodrome
Washington–Warren Airport is a public, city-owned airport serving the city of Washington and Beaufort County in North Carolina. The airport is located 2 miles north of downtown Washington. Washington–Warren Airport is situated 2½ miles northeast of Tar River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Washington.
Washington
Washington is a city on the North Carolina Coastal Plain. The architecture in the large residential and commercial Historic District captures later phases of Washington's history and development.Tar River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Beaufort County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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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: “reka Tar”
- Slovenian: “Tar River”
- Slovenian: “Tar”
- Venetian: “Tar”
- Welsh: “Afon Tar”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Maryanna Mobile Estates and Porter Junction.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shop Cove and Washington Plaza Shopping Center.
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