Raritan River
The Raritan River is a river of the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its watershed drains much of the mountainous areas in the northern and central sections of the state, emptying into the Raritan Bay near Staten Island on the Atlantic Ocean.
- Stream
- Description: major river of New Jersey
- Also known as“Rareton River”“Rarington River”“Rariton River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Proprietary House and Raritan Bay Drawbridge.
Proprietary House
Museum
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Proprietary House in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United…
Raritan Bay Drawbridge
Bridge
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The Raritan Bay Drawbridge, also known as River-Draw…
Conference House
Museum
Conference House is a stone house in the Tottenville neighborhood of Staten Island in New York City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harbortown, Perth Amboy and South Amboy.
Harbortown, Perth Amboy
Hamlet
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Harbortown is a planned community neighborhood…
South Amboy
Village
South Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located on Raritan Bay.
Raritan River
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Latitude
40.49478° or 40° 29′ 41″ north
Longitude
-74.27144° or 74° 16′ 17″ west
Open location code
87G7FPVH+WC
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Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Raritan River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر راريتان”
- Asturian: “Ríu Raritan”
- Catalan: “Raritan”
- Cebuano: “Raritan River”
- Chinese: “拉里坦河”
- Chinese: “拉里騰河”
- Dutch: “Raritan”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر راريتان”
- Estonian: “Raritan”
- French: “Raritan River”
- French: “Raritan”
- German: “Raritan River”
- German: “Raritan”
- Hebrew: “נהר רריטאן”
- Irish: “Abhainn Raritan”
- Italian: “Raritan (fiume)”
- Italian: “Raritan”
- Japanese: “ラリタン川”
- Lithuanian: “Raritanas”
- Mingrelian: “რარიტანი”
- Russian: “Раритан”
- Slovenian: “Raritan River”
- Slovenian: “Raritan”
- Slovenian: “reka Raritan”
- Urdu: “دریائے ریریٹن”
- Venetian: “Raritan”
- Welsh: “Afon Raritan”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as South Amboy Junction and Thomas J Dohany Homes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include South Amboy Reach and Sadowski Park.
Middlesex County: Highlights
Learn more about New Brunswick and Perth Amboy.
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