Chiques Creek
Chiques Creek is a 31.6-mile-long tributary of the Susquehanna River in Lebanon and Lancaster counties, Pennsylvania in the United States. The source is at an elevation of 1,100 feet near Mount Gretna Heights in Lebanon County.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Also known as: “Big Chickies Creek”, “Big Chiques Creek”, “Big Chiquesalunga Creek”, “Chickesalapga Creek”, “Chickeswalungo Creek”, “Chickies Creek”, “Chickisalungo Creet”, “Chicques Creek”, “Chikiswalunga Creek”, “Chikiswalungo Creek”, “Chiquasatunga Creek”, “Chiquesatonga Creek”, “Chiquesatunga Creek”, and “Great Chiques Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Watch and Clock Museum and Linden House.
National Watch and Clock Museum
Museum
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The National Watch and Clock Museum, located in Columbia, Pennsylvania, is one of a very few museums in the United States dedicated solely to horology, which is the history, science and art of timekeeping and timekeepers. National Watch and Clock Museum is situated 2 miles southeast of Chiques Creek.
Linden House
Building
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Linden House is a historic home located at Marietta, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1813–1814, and is a three-story, five-bay, L-shaped brick dwelling in the Federal style.
Wright’s Ferry Bridge
Bridge
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The Wright's Ferry Bridge carries U.S. Route 30 over the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville, Pennsylvania. The "Wright's Ferry" in its name commemorates the first ferry across the Susquehanna River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wrightsville and Accomac.
Wrightsville
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Wrightsville is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,257 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the York–Hanover metropolitan area.
Accomac
Hamlet
Accomac is a community in Hellam Township, York County, Pennsylvania, United States, situated on the south bank of the Susquehanna River. It is located at coordinates at an elevation of 271 ft. Accomac is situated 2 miles west of Chiques Creek.
Columbia
Town
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Columbia, formerly Wright's Ferry, is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 10,222. Columbia is situated 2 miles southeast of Chiques Creek.
Chiques Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Chiques Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Chiques Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Chiques Creek”
- Cebuano: “Chiques Creek”
- Persian: “چیکس کریک”
- Tajik: “Чикс крик”
- Venetian: “Chiques”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chickies and Klinesville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chickies Rock and Chickies Ridge.
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