Scantic River
The Scantic River is a river that flows through the states of Massachusetts and Connecticut. It is a tributary to the Connecticut River. The Scantic River's tributaries rise in the towns of Hampden, Wilbraham, East Longmeadow and Monson in Massachusetts, and in Stafford and Somers, Connecticut, forming the river in the town of Hampden, Massachusetts southeast of Springfield.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Connecticut and Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Peskantuk”, “Rippowams River”, “River Skentocke”, “River Skentooke”, “Scantick River”, “Scanticook River”, “Scantuck”, “Scantuck River”, “Sceantocke River”, “Schantuck River”, “Scitico River”, “Scuntock”, “Skeantocke”, “Skeantocks River”, “Skeantocoke River”, and “Skentocke River”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Windsor station and Palisado Green.
Windsor station
Railway station
First Church of Windsor
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Windsor Hill Historic District and Palisado Avenue Historic District.
Scantic River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.86815° or 41° 52′ 5″ north
Longitude
-72.6162° or 72° 36′ 58″ west
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Open location code
87H9V99M+7G
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Scantic River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Scantic”
- Cebuano: “Scantic River”
- Dutch: “Scantic River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Scantic”
- Venetian: “Scantic”
- Welsh: “Afon Scantic”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Hayden and Thralltown.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Bancroft Airport and Ralphs Seaplane Base.
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Worth a closer look: Hartford and New Haven.
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