Passaic River
The Passaic River is a river, approximately 85 miles long, in northern New Jersey. The river in its upper course flows in a highly circuitous route, meandering through the swamp lowlands between the ridge hills of rural and suburban northern New Jersey, called the Great Swamp, draining much of the northern portion of the state through its tributaries.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Decumanus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Jersey, United States
- Also known as: “Acquackanonk”, “Fishawack”, “Pasaick River”, “Pasaik River”, “Pasiak River”, “Passaick River”, “Passaiek River”, “Pessayack River”, “Pessyack River”, “Pisawak River”, “Pissack River”, “Pissaic River”, “Pissaick River”, “Pissawack River”, and “Totoa River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sports Illustrated Stadium and Newark Energy Center.
Sports Illustrated Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Sam Szapucki, CC BY 2.0.
Sports Illustrated Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Harrison, New Jersey, that is home to the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer and Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League. Sports Illustrated Stadium is situated 2½ miles northwest of Passaic River.
Newark Energy Center
Power station
The Newark Energy Center is a 655-megawatt gas fired power plant in Newark, New Jersey. Approved in 2011, with construction beginning in 2012 it began commercial operations in May 2015.
West Side Avenue station
Railway station
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
West Side Avenue station is a station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail in the West Side neighborhood in Jersey City, New Jersey. Located on the east side of West Side Avenue, the station is the terminal of the West Side Avenue branch of the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail, with service to Tonnelle Avenue station in North Bergen. West Side Avenue station is situated 1½ miles east of Passaic River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Droyer’s Point and Greenville.
Droyer’s Point
Locality
Droyer's Point is a section of Jersey City, New Jersey, at Newark Bay that was the site of the Jersey City Airport and later of Roosevelt Stadium, both of which were demolished. It has become a residential and commercial district.
Greenville
Hamlet
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greenville is the southernmost section of Jersey City in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
West Side
Hamlet
Photo: Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The West Side of Jersey City is an area made up of several diverse neighborhoods on either side of West Side Avenue, one of the city's main shopping streets. West Side is situated 2 miles east of Passaic River.
Passaic River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Essex County, Gateway, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Passaic River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Passaic River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Passaic”
- Catalan: “Passaic River”
- Catalan: “Passaic”
- Catalan: “riu Passaic”
- Catalan: “Riu Passaic”
- Cebuano: “Passaic River”
- Chinese: “帕塞伊克河”
- Dutch: “Passaic River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر پاسايك”
- Estonian: “Passaici jõgi”
- French: “Passaic River”
- French: “Passaic”
- German: “Passaic River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Passaic”
- Italian: “Passaic (fiume)”
- Italian: “Passaic”
- Japanese: “パセーイク川”
- Japanese: “パセイック川”
- Kazakh: “Пассаик өзені”
- Lithuanian: “Paseikas”
- Polish: “Passaic River”
- Russian: “Пассейик”
- Spanish: “Río Passaic”
- Swedish: “Passaic River”
- Venetian: “Passaic”
- Welsh: “Afon Passaic”
- “Passaic”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as South Kearny and Oak Island Junction.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hackensack River and Kearny Point Reach.
Essex County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Newark, Newark Liberty International Airport, Montclair, and Maplewood.
Curious Streams to Discover
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