Shenandoah River
The Shenandoah River is the principal tributary of the Potomac River, 55.6 miles long with two forks approximately 100 miles long each, in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Virginia and West Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Chanador River”, “Chenandoah River”, “Euphrates River”, “Gerando”, “Gerundo River”, “Shanandoah River”, “Shanandore River”, “Shanedore River”, “Shanidore Creek”, “Shannondoah River”, “Sharantow River”, “Shawan River”, “Shenando River”, “Shenandoa”, “Shenandoah”, “Shennando River”, “Sherando River”, “Sherandoch River”, “Sherrando River”, “South River”, and “Tschanator River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include John Brown Museum and Harpers Ferry station.
Harpers Ferry station
Railway station
Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.
Harpers Ferry station is a railway station in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. It is served by the Amtrak Floridian intercity service as well as the MARC Brunswick Line commuter service.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harpers Ferry and Loudoun Heights.
Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry is a historic town of 285 people in the northern corner of the Shenandoah Valley just inside West Virginia. It is a natural transportation hub: the Shenandoah River empties into the Potomac there.
Loudoun Heights
Hamlet
Loudoun Heights is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States, near Purcellville and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. It is located in the Between the Hills region of the county along Harpers Ferry Road and is bounded to its northwest and northeast by the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park on the Potomac River.
Sandy Hook
Hamlet
Photo: Bonnachoven, CC0.
Sandy Hook is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 188 as of the 2010 census.
Shenandoah River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Jefferson, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Shenandoah River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Shenandoah”
- Basque: “Shenandoah ibaia”
- Catalan: “Shenandoah”
- Cebuano: “Shenandoah River”
- Chinese: “谢南多亚河”
- Cornish: “Dowr Shenandoah”
- Czech: “Shenandoah (Virginie a Západní Virginie : řeka)”
- Czech: “Shenandoah”
- Danish: “Shenandoahfloden”
- Dutch: “Shenandoah”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر شيناندواه”
- Finnish: “Shenandoah”
- French: “Shenandoah”
- German: “Shenandoah (Virginie a Západní Virginie : řeka)”
- German: “Shenandoah River”
- Hebrew: “נהר שננדואה”
- Hebrew: “שננדואה”
- Hungarian: “Shenandoah”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Shenandoah”
- Irish: “Abhainn Shenandoah”
- Italian: “Shenandoah (fiume)”
- Italian: “Shenandoah”
- Japanese: “シェナンドー川”
- Korean: “셰난도아 강”
- Korean: “셰넌도어강”
- Marathi: “शेनान्डोआह नदी”
- Mingrelian: “შენანდოა (წყარმალუ)”
- Mingrelian: “შენანდოა”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Shenandoah”
- Norwegian: “Shenandoah”
- Ossetian: “Шенандоа”
- Polish: “Shenandoah”
- Portuguese: “Rio Shenandoah”
- Russian: “Шенандоа (река)”
- Russian: “Шенандоа”
- Serbian: “Шенандоа”
- Slovenian: “reka Shenandoah”
- Slovenian: “Shenandoah River”
- Slovenian: “Shenandoah”
- South Azerbaijani: “شناندو چایی”
- Spanish: “Río Shenandoah”
- Turkish: “Shenandoah Nehri”
- Venetian: “Shenandoah”
- Vietnamese: “Sông Shenandoah”
- Welsh: “Afon Shenandoah”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lower Town and Pleasantville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Point and Winchester and Potomac Railroad Bridge.
West Virginia: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Charleston, Huntington, Parkersburg, and Morgantown.
Curious Streams to Discover
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