Pequest River
The Pequest River is a 35.7-mile-long tributary of the Delaware River in the Skylands Region in northwestern New Jersey in the United States. The Pequest, Native American for "open land," drains an area of 162.62 square miles across Sussex and Warren counties, consisting of ten municipalities.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Paquaessing River”, “Paques Creek”, “Pequaessing River”, “Pophannunk River”, and “Poquassing River”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Warren County Courthouse.
Warren County Courthouse
Courthouse
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belvidere and Foul Rift.
Belvidere
Village
Foul Rift
Hamlet
Bridgeville
Hamlet
Bridgeville is an unincorporated community and… Bridgeville is situated 3 miles east of Pequest River.
Pequest River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Warren County, Skylands, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.82858° or 40° 49′ 43″ north
Longitude
-75.08324° or 75° 4′ 60″ west
Elevation
233 feet (71 metres)
Open location code
87G6RWH8+CP
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Pequest River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Pequest”
- Cebuano: “Pequest River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Pequest”
- Venetian: “Pequest”
- Welsh: “Afon Pequest”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Riverton and Brookfield.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: McElhaneys Island and Foul Rift Islands.
Warren County: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Phillipsburg and Hackettstown.
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