Thames River
The Thames River is a short river and tidal estuary in the state of Connecticut. It flows south for 15 miles through eastern Connecticut from the junction of the Yantic River and Shetucket River at Norwich, Connecticut, to New London and Groton, Connecticut, which flank its mouth at Long Island Sound.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Awseed”, “Great River”, “Mash-pequot-tuk”, “Mashapequottuck River”, “Mohegan River”, “Monhegin River”, “New London River”, “Pequod River”, “Pequot River”, “Puccatannock River”, “reka Thames”, “River of Monheag”, “Темза (река в США)”, and “康涅狄格州泰晤士河”
Places of Interest
Highlights: New London Harbor Lighthouse and New London Ledge Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montauk Avenue Historic District and Coit Street Historic District.
Montauk Avenue Historic District
Neighborhood
The Montauk Avenue Historic District encompasses… Montauk Avenue Historic District is situated 2 miles northwest of Thames River.
Coit Street Historic District
Neighborhood
Downtown New London Historic District
Neighborhood
Thames River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.31888° or 41° 19′ 8″ north
Longitude
-72.08046° or 72° 4′ 50″ west
Open location code
87H98W99+HR
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Thames River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Thames”
- Catalan: “Thames”
- Cebuano: “Thames River”
- Chinese: “泰晤士河 (康乃狄克州)”
- Chuvash: “Темза”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ثاميس”
- French: “Rivière Thames”
- German: “Thames River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Thames”
- Japanese: “テムズ川”
- Russian: “Темза”
- Russian: “Темс”
- Slovenian: “Thames”
- Venetian: “Thames”
- Welsh: “Afon Thames”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Osprey Beach and Neptune Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Hobs Island and Eastern Point Beach.
Connecticut: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Hartford and New Haven.
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