Blackstone River
The Blackstone River in the United States is a river that flows through Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It is 48 mi long with a drainage area of 475 mi2.
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, United States
- Also known as: “Blackstone’s River”, “Great River”, “Narraganset River”, “Narragansett River”, “Nipmuck River”, “Pautuck River”, “Pawactuck River”, “Pawtucket River”, “Pawtuckette River”, “reka Blackstone”, “Senechotoconet River”, “Senechtoconet River”, and “Блэкстон (приток Провиденса)”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Main Street Bridge and Slater Mill.
Main Street Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
Pawtucket Congregational Church
Church
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pawtucket and Central Falls.
Blackstone River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Providence County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.87649° or 41° 52′ 35″ north
Longitude
-71.38339° or 71° 23′ 0″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
87HCVJG8+HJ
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Blackstone River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Blackstone”
- Catalan: “Blackstone”
- Cebuano: “Blackstone River”
- Dutch: “Blackstone River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بلاكستون”
- French: “Blackstone River”
- German: “Blackstone River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Blackstone”
- Italian: “Blackstone (fiume Stati Uniti d’America)”
- Italian: “Blackstone”
- Japanese: “ブラックストーン川”
- Lithuanian: “Blakstounas”
- Polish: “Blackstone (rzeka w Stanach Zjednoczonych)”
- Polish: “Blackstone”
- Russian: “Блэкстон”
- Slovenian: “Blackstone”
- Spanish: “río Blackstone”
- Spanish: “Río Blackstone”
- Venetian: “Blackstone”
- Vietnamese: “sông Blackstone”
- Welsh: “Afon Blackstone”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Pleasant View and Woodlawn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Trinity Church and Saint Pauls Church.
Providence County: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Providence and Cranston.
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