Little Schuylkill River
The Little Schuylkill River is a 30.6-mile-long tributary of the Schuylkill River in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It rises south of McAdoo Heights near Haddock, Kline Township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on top of Broad Mountain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Tamagaay”, “Tamaqua”, “Tamaquay”, and “Tumauquay”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Clinton and West Hamburg.
Port Clinton
Village
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Port Clinton is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It is located at the confluence of the Schuylkill and Little Schuylkill rivers, it was a port on the Schuylkill Canal and named after DeWitt Clinton.
West Hamburg
Village
West Hamburg is a census-designated place in Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along Old US Route 22 and just west of Pennsylvania Route 61 near the borough of Hamburg. West Hamburg is situated 2½ miles southeast of Little Schuylkill River.
Hamburg
Town
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Hamburg is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,270 at the 2020 census. The town is thought to have been named after Hamburg, Germany, but this is likely to have been a corruption of Bad Homburg. Hamburg is situated 3 miles southeast of Little Schuylkill River.
Little Schuylkill River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Little Schuylkill River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Little Schuylkill River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Little Schuylkill”
- Cebuano: “Little Schuylkill River”
- Dutch: “Little Schuylkill River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر شويلكيل الصغير”
- Irish: “Abhainn Little Schuylkill”
- Venetian: “Little Schuylkill”
- Welsh: “Afon Little Schuylkill”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Stony Creek and Molino.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Schuylkill Gap and New Kernsville Lake.
Pennsylvania: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and Scranton.
Curious Streams to Discover
Uncover intriguing streams from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Little Schuylkill River”. Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli, CC BY 2.0.