Peconic River
The Peconic River is a river within Suffolk County on Long Island, New York. The river is located in the eastern end of Long Island. The Peconic River drains an area between the Harbor Hill Moraine and flows into Flanders Bay, which in turn connects to Peconic Bay east of Riverhead.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Pehik Konuk”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Big Duck and Long Island Aquarium.
Big Duck
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Big Duck is a ferrocement style building in the shape of a duck, located in Flanders within the Town of Southampton, in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, United States.
Long Island Aquarium
Theme park
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Long Island Aquarium is an aquarium that opened in 2000 on Long Island in Riverhead, New York, United States. One of its biggest attractions is a 20,000-US-gallon coral reef display tank, which is one of the largest all-living coral displays in the Western Hemisphere. Long Island Aquarium is situated 2 miles west of Peconic River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flanders and Aquebogue.
Flanders
Town
Photo: Jemattox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Flanders is a hamlet and a census-designated place in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 5,095 at the time of the 2020 census.
Aquebogue
Village
Photo: emantk7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aquebogue is a census-designated place roughly corresponding to the hamlet by the same name in the Town of Riverhead in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. Aquebogue is situated 1½ miles north of Peconic River.
South Jamesport
Hamlet
South Jamesport is a hamlet in the town of Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York, United States. The community is located on the north shore of the Great Peconic Bay. South Jamesport is situated 2½ miles northeast of Peconic River.
Peconic River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Suffolk County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Peconic River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Peconic”
- Cebuano: “Peconic River”
- Chinese: “佩孔尼克河”
- Irish: “Abhainn Peconic”
- Japanese: “ペコニック川”
- Venetian: “Peconic”
- Welsh: “Afon Peconic”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Riverhaven Park and Parkview Community.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Iron Point and Indian Island.
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