Schuylkill River
The Schuylkill River is a river in eastern Pennsylvania. It flows for 135 miles from Pottsville southeast to Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-largest city, where it joins the Delaware River as one of its largest tributaries.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in eastern Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “Dere Rauschende Strohm”, “Ganschowehan”, “Ganshewen”, “Ganshow-hanne”, “La Riviere de Mendejackse”, “Landskillen”, “Lenn Bikbi”, “Lenni Bikunk”, “Linde River”, “Manaijunk”, “Manaiung”, “Manajaske”, “Manayunk”, “Matinacong”, “Menejackse Kyl”, “Meneyackse Kyl”, “Nitabacong”, “Perquemuck”, “Perquemuk”, “Schoolkill Creek”, “Schoolkill River”, “Schulkihl”, “Schuylkill”, “Scolkis”, “Scool Kill River”, “Scoolkill River”, “Skiar Kyl”, “Skiarkillen”, “Skoolkill Creek”, “Skoolkill River”, and “Skulkill”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and Girard Point Bridge.
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Historic site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was the first United States Navy shipyard and was historically important for nearly two centuries. Construction of the original Philadelphia Naval Shipyard began during the American Revolution in 1776 at Front and Federal Streets in what is now the Pennsport section of Philadelphia.
Girard Point Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
The Girard Point Bridge is a double-decked cantilevered truss bridge carrying Interstate 95 across the Schuylkill River in the American city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Fort Mifflin
Museum
Fort Mifflin, originally called Fort Island Battery and also known as Mud Island Fort, was commissioned in 1771 and sits on Mud Island on the Delaware River below Philadelphia, Pennsylvania near Philadelphia International Airport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Red Bank and National Park.
Red Bank
Hamlet
National Park is a borough in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,026, a decrease of 10 from the 2010 census count of 3,036, which in turn reflected a decline of 169 from the 3,205 counted in the 2000 census.
National Park
Village
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National Park is a borough in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,026, a decrease of 10 from the 2010 census count of 3,036, which in turn reflected a decline of 169 from the 3,205 counted in the 2000 census. National Park is situated 1½ miles southeast of Schuylkill River.
Packer Park
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Packer Park is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that originally included 1,000 homes built in two unique builder developments, of Packer Park in the 1950s and Brinton Estates during the 1990s. Packer Park is situated 2 miles northeast of Schuylkill River.
Schuylkill River
- Categories: river, Pennsylvania Scenic River, and body of water
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Schuylkill River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Schuylkill River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Schuylkill”
- Catalan: “Riu Schuylkill”
- Catalan: “Schuylkill”
- Cebuano: “Schuylkill River”
- Chinese: “思故河”
- Chinese: “斯库尔基尔河”
- Chinese: “斯库河”
- Chinese: “斯庫基爾河”
- Czech: “Schuylkill River”
- Dutch: “Schuylkill River”
- Dutch: “Schuylkill”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ستشويلكيل”
- Finnish: “Schuylkill”
- French: “Schuylkill River”
- French: “Schuylkill”
- Georgian: “სკულკილი”
- German: “Schuylkill River”
- Greek: “Σκούλκιλ”
- Hebrew: “נהר שוילקיל”
- Irish: “Abhainn Schuylkill”
- Italian: “Schuylkill”
- Japanese: “スクーカル川”
- Japanese: “スクールカル川”
- Japanese: “スクールキル川”
- Korean: “스쿨킬 강”
- Korean: “스쿨킬강”
- Mingrelian: “სკულკილი”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Schuylkill”
- Norwegian: “Schuylkill”
- Persian: “رود اسکوکل”
- Persian: “رودخانه سکوکل”
- Persian: “رودخانهٔ سکوکل”
- Polish: “Schuylkill”
- Portuguese: “Rio Schuylkill”
- Russian: “Скулкилл (река)”
- Russian: “Скулкилл”
- Serbian: “Скулкил”
- Slovenian: “reka Schuylkill”
- Slovenian: “Schuylkill River”
- Slovenian: “Schuylkill”
- South Azerbaijani: “سکوکل چایی”
- Spanish: “Rio Schuylkill”
- Spanish: “Río Schuylkill”
- Swedish: “Schuylkill River”
- Swedish: “Schuylkill”
- Swedish: “Schuylkillfloden”
- Turkish: “Schuylkill Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Скулкілл (річка)”
- Ukrainian: “Скулкілл”
- Venetian: “Schuylkill”
- Welsh: “Afon Schuylkill”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Passyunk Homes and Riverwinds.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Girard Point and Mud Island.
Philadelphia: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Philadelphia International Airport, Old City, West Philadelphia, and Center City West.
Curious Streams to Discover
Uncover intriguing streams from every corner of the globe.
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