Hackensack River
The Hackensack River is a river, about 45 miles long, in the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey, emptying into Newark Bay, a back chamber of New York Harbor.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Jersey
- Also known as: “Achkinkehacky”, “Achkinkeshaky”, “David Demarest’s Creek”, “David Maries Kill”, “De Maries Kill”, “Demarest Kill”, “Demarest’s Kill”, and “Hackinkasacky”
Places of Interest
Highlights: West Side Avenue station and St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church.
West Side Avenue station
Railway station
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Droyer’s Point and Greenville.
West Side
Hamlet
Hackensack River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Hudson County, Gateway, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.71316° or 40° 42′ 47″ north
Longitude
-74.11292° or 74° 6′ 47″ west
Open location code
87G7PV7P+7R
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Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Hackensack River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر هاكينساك”
- Asturian: “Ríu Hackensack”
- Catalan: “Hackensack”
- Cebuano: “Hackensack River”
- Chinese: “哈肯萨克河”
- Chinese: “哈肯薩克河”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر هاكينساك”
- Estonian: “Hackensacki jõgi”
- French: “Hackensack”
- German: “Hackensack River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Hackensack”
- Italian: “Hackensack (fiume)”
- Italian: “Hackensack”
- Japanese: “ハッケンサック川”
- Polish: “Hackensack River”
- Spanish: “Río Hackensack”
- Swedish: “Hackensack River”
- Venetian: “Hackensack”
- Welsh: “Afon Hackensack”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: South Kearny and Oak Island Junction.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Passaic River and Jersey City Seaplane Base.
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Worth a closer look: Jersey City and Hoboken.
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