Croton River
The Croton River is a river in southern New York with a watershed area of 361 square miles, and three principal tributaries: the West Branch, Middle Branch, and East Branch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Groatun’s River”, “Kichtawank”, “Kightawan”, “Kightawanck Creek”, “Kill of Kitchawong”, “Kitch-a-wong”, “Kitchawan”, “Kroten’s River”, and “Krotens River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Croton–Harmon station and Croton Point Park.
Croton–Harmon station
Railway station
Croton–Harmon station is a train station in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. It serves the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line and all Amtrak lines running along the Empire Corridor.
Croton Point Park
Park
Photo: Wil Blanche, Public domain.
Croton Point Park is a Westchester County park in the village of Croton-on-Hudson. The park has several public attractions including a miniature aircraft airport, boat launch, tent and RV camping, cabin rental, cross-country skiing, fishing, group picnicking, hiking and walking trails, a museum, nature study, pavilions, a playground, swimming, and a beach.
Croton North station
Railway station
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Croton North station is a disused train station on Senasqua Road in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, United States. It was built by the New York Central Railroad in the late 19th century. Croton North station is situated 2 miles northwest of Croton River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ossining and Croton-on-Hudson.
Ossining
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Ossining is the name of both a village and a town in Westchester County in the state of New York in the United States of America.
Croton-on-Hudson
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Croton-on-Hudson is a village of 8,100 people in Westchester County, New York. In the first half of the 20th century, it was home to many artists, writers and communists.
Sparta
Hamlet
Sparta is a neighborhood of the village of Ossining in Westchester County, New York, United States. Sparta borders the Hudson River, south of most of the village of Ossining. Sparta is situated 3 miles south of Croton River.
Croton River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Westchester County, Downstate New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Croton River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Croton River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Croton”
- Cebuano: “Croton River”
- Chinese: “巴豆河”
- Dutch: “Croton River”
- Hebrew: “נהר קרוטון”
- Irish: “Abhainn Croton”
- Japanese: “クロトン川”
- Polish: “Croton (rzeka)”
- Polish: “Croton”
- Rusyn: “Кротон (рѣка)”
- Rusyn: “Кротон”
- Venetian: “Croton”
- Welsh: “Afon Croton”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Crotonville and Mariandale.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Croton Bay and Crawbuckie Point.
Westchester County: Must-Visit Destinations
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