Potomac

Potomac

Potomac may refer to:

Places in the United States

*Potomac, a general term given to the Washington, D.C./Maryland/Virginia metropolitan area
*Potomac Airfield, a general aviation airport located in Fort Washington, Maryland
*The Potomac River, which flows through West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC
**The Potomac Highlands of West Virginia, a region of the Potomac River's watershed in West Virginia
*Potomac, Illinois, a village in Vermilion County
*Potomac, Maryland, an unincorporated area in Montgomery County
*Potomac Park, Maryland
*Potomac Street, a major arterial in Aurora, Colorado, and in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
*Potomac, Virginia, an extinct town formerly located in Arlington County

Education

*Potomac College, a degree-granting college based in Washington, DC

cience & technology

*(1345) Potomac, an asteroid
*USS "Potomac" (disambiguation), five ships

Other

*Patawomeck (or "Potomac"), the tribe of Native Americans for which the river is named


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  • Potomac — bezeichnet: den Potomac River Fluss an der Atlantikküste der USA Potomac (Volk) Ein Indianerstamm dortselbst einen Ausdruck für die Metropolregion um Washington DC (1345) Potomac USS Potomac, fünf Schiffe der US Navy Orte in den Vereinigten… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Potomac — Potomac, IL U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 681 Housing Units (2000): 277 Land area (2000): 0.483486 sq. miles (1.252222 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.483486 sq. miles (1.252222… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Potomac, IL — U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 681 Housing Units (2000): 277 Land area (2000): 0.483486 sq. miles (1.252222 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.483486 sq. miles (1.252222 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Potomac, MD — U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland Population (2000): 44822 Housing Units (2000): 15960 Land area (2000): 25.177686 sq. miles (65.209904 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.378819 sq. miles (3.571125 sq. km) Total area (2000): 26.556505 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Potomac — (spr. pŏtōmäk), Fluß in den Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika, entspringt in den Alleghanies in zwei Quellflüssen, bildet nach deren Vereinigung die Grenze zwischen Maryland und Virginia, durchbricht mit starken Schnellen bei Harpers Ferry die… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Potomac — Potōmac, Fluß in Nordamerika, Grenze zwischen Maryland und Virginien, entsteht in den Appalachen, mündet nach 640 km in die Chesapeakebai …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Potomac — Potomac, Potowmac (Potomäk), schiffbarer nordamerikan. Fluß, entspringt am Alleghanygebirge in Virginien, bildet lange die Gränze zwischen Virginien u. Maryland, mündet unterhalb Washington in die Chesapeakbai …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Potomac — (le) fl. de l E. des È. U. (640 km), né dans les Appalaches; aménagé à partir de Washington, il se jette dans la baie de Chesapeake …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Potomac — from Algonquian Patowmeck, originally the name of a native village in Virginia, perhaps lit. something brought …   Etymology dictionary

  • Potomac — [pə tō′mək] [< Algonquian; meaning unknown] river in the E U.S., forming a boundary of W.Va., Md., & Va., and flowing into Chesapeake Bay: 285 mi (459 km) …   English World dictionary

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