Naval Air Station Patuxent River
Naval Air Station Patuxent River, also known as NAS Pax River, is a United States naval air station in St. Mary’s County, Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay near the mouth of the Patuxent River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Airport
- Description: military naval air station and flight test center in Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “KNHK”, “NAS Patuxent River”, “NAS Pax River”, “NHK”, and “Pax River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lexington Park and Drum Point.
Lexington Park
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Lexington Park is a town 60 miles SSE of Washington, D.C. at the mouth of the Patuxent River in Southern Maryland. The Patuxent River Naval Air Station is adjacent to it.
Drum Point
Village
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Drum Point is a census-designated place in southern Calvert County, Maryland, United States, at the confluence of the Patuxent River with Chesapeake Bay. Drum Point is situated 3 miles north of Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
Solomons
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For the island chain in the South Pacific, see Solomon Islands. Solomons is a resort area in Southern Maryland, near the Patuxent Naval Air Station. Solomons within a two-hour drive of Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Annapolis.
Naval Air Station Patuxent River
- Categories: naval air station, facility, research institute, and transportation
- Location: Saint Mary’s County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“Naval Air Station Patuxent River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “base aeronaval del riu Patuxent”
- Cebuano: “Naval Air Station Patuxent River”
- Chinese: “帕图森河海军基地”
- Chinese: “帕图森河海军航空站”
- Chinese: “派突森海空站”
- Dutch: “Naval Air Station Patuxent River”
- French: “Naval Air Station Patuxent River”
- French: “Naval Air Station Patuxtent River”
- German: “KNHK”
- German: “Naval Air Station Patuxent River”
- Indonesian: “KNHK”
- Indonesian: “NHK”
- Japanese: “パタクセント・リヴァー海軍基地”
- Japanese: “パタクセント・リバー海軍航空基地”
- Japanese: “パトゥセント・リバー海軍基地”
- Japanese: “パトゥセント・リバー海軍航空基地”
- Japanese: “海軍航空試験センター”
- Persian: “پایگاه هوایی رودخانه پاتوکسنت”
- Polish: “Naval Air Station Patuxent River”
- Russian: “авиабаза ВМС США Патаксент Ривер”
- Slovenian: “KNHK”
- Slovenian: “Naval Air Station Patuxent River”
- Slovenian: “Pomorska zračna postaja Patuxent River”
- Spanish: “Estacion aeronaval del Rio Patuxent”
- Spanish: “Estación aeronaval del Río Patuxent”
- Swedish: “Naval Air Station Patuxent River”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Дарёи Патуксент”
- Urdu: “نیول ایئر سٹیشن دریائے پاٹوکسینٹ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cedar Cove and Forest Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pond Number 3 Dam and East Patuxent Basin.
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