Piscataqua River
The Piscataqua River is a 12-mile-long tidal river forming the boundary of the U.S. states of New Hampshire and Maine from its origin at the confluence of the Salmon Falls River and Cochecho River to the Atlantic Ocean.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Maine and New Hampshire, United States
- Also known as: “Fore River”, “Pascataqua River”, “Pascataquack River”, “PascataquayRiver”, “Pascataque River”, “Pascataque Ryver”, “Pascatowa River”, “Pascatowal River”, “Pascattaqua River”, “Pascattowaie River”, “Pascattoway River”, “Paskataway River”, “Piscataqua Ryver”, “Piscataquack River”, “Piscataquacke River”, “Piscataquay River”, “Piscataway RIver”, “Piscatay River”, “Piscatoquay RIver”, “Piscatoway River”, “Piscattaquak River”, “Piscattowa River”, “Pischataway River”, “Ryver of Pascataquack”, “Ryver of Pascataque”, “ピスカタクア川”, and “朴茨茅斯港”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Whaleback Light Station and Fort Stark.
Fort Stark
Park
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newcastle and Kittery.
Newcastle
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Portsmouth
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.Piscataqua River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Rockingham, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.0562° or 43° 3′ 22″ north
Longitude
-70.70311° or 70° 42′ 11″ west
Open location code
87MF374W+FQ
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Piscataqua River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Piscataqua”
- Cebuano: “Piscataqua River”
- Chinese: “皮斯卡塔夸河”
- Chinese: “皮斯卡塔誇河”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر پيسكاتاكوا”
- French: “Piscataqua”
- German: “Piscataqua River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Piscataqua”
- Japanese: “ピスカタクォー川”
- Latin: “Piscataqua Flumen”
- Russian: “Пискатака”
- Russian: “Пискатакуа”
- Venetian: “Piscataqua”
- Welsh: “Afon Piscataqua”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Shaws Hill and Kittery Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Jerrys Point and Wood Island.
New Hampshire: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Concord and Manchester.
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