Rancocas Creek

Rancocas Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. The creek's main stem is 8.3 miles long, with a North Branch of 28.3 miles and a South Branch flowing 21.7 miles.

Type: Stream
Description: tributary of the Delaware River in southern New Jersey
Also known as: “Ancocas River”, “Ancocus Creek”, “Ancocus Kihl”, “Ancoos River”, “Northampton River”, “Oncocus River”, “Rancocas River”, “Rancocos Creek”, “Rancocus Creek”, “Rancocus River”, “Rankocus Creek”, and “Rankocus River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glen Foerd on the Delaware and Riverside station.

Glen Foerd on the Delaware

Park

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Glen Foerd is a historic mansion and estate located in the Torresdale neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, overlooking the Delaware River near the mouth of Poquessing Creek. Glen Foerd was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Riverside station

Railway station

Photo: Sk8tanics8tan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Riverside station is a station on the River Line light rail system, located on Franklin Street in Riverside, New Jersey. The station opened on March 15, 2004.

Torresdale station

Railway station

Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Torresdale station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at Grant Avenue and James Street in the Torresdale neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia, it serves the Trenton Line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cambridge and Riverside.

Cambridge

Hamlet

Delran Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 17,882, an increase of 986 from the 2010 census count of 16,896, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,360 from the 15,536 counted in the 2000 census.

Riverside

Village

Photo: Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cinnaminson is a township in Burlington County, in the Delaware River region of New Jersey. It is about 10 miles east from Philadelphia and is a truck stop.

Delanco

Village

Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Delanco Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 4,824, an increase of 541 from the 2010 census count of 4,283, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,046 from the 3,237 counted in the 2000 census.

Rancocas Creek

Categories: tributary and body of water
Location: Burlington County, Delaware River Region, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.04137° or 40° 2′ 29″ north

Longitude

-74.97874° or 74° 58′ 44″ west

Open location code

87G722RC+GG

GeoNames ID

5103098

Wikidata ID

Q7291403

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Rancocas Creek” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Rancocas Creek”
Japanese: “ランコーカス・クリーク”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Riverside Park and Delaire Landing.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dredge Harbor and Hawk Island.

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