Chicopee River is a physical feature (stream) in Hampden County. The primary coordinates for Chicopee River places it within the MA 01013 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Chicopee River |
Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Stream |
Description: | Heads at the junction of the Ware and the Quaboag Rivers, flows W for 18 miles to the Connecticut River 0.8 mi W of Chicopee; Cities of Chicopee and Springfield and Towns of Ludlow, Wilbraham, and Palmer. |
History: | Chicopee is an Indian name meaning 'violent water' (Douglas-Lithgow) 'cedar growth' (MGB 1932) or 'cedar tree' or 'birch bark place' (Stelle). |
County: | Hampden County |
Latitude: | 42.1481487 |
Longitude: | -72.6217565 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Chicopee River: Chicopee River.
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Chicopee, MA
(< 0.1 mile) West Springfield Town city, MA (1.9 miles SW) Springfield, MA (3.6 miles SSE) Holyoke, MA (3.9 miles N) Agawam Town city, MA (6 miles SSW) |
Westfield, MA
(6.7 miles WSW) Longmeadow, MA (7.1 miles SSE) Easthampton Town city, MA (8.5 miles NNW) Granby, MA (9.3 miles NE) Sherwood Manor, CT (9.8 miles SSE) |
Sandy Hill, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Ashleyville, MA (< 0.1 mile) Brightside, MA (1.4 miles NNW) Cayenne, MA (1.4 miles SSW) Ingleside, MA (1.9 miles NNW) |
Aldenville, MA
(1.9 miles NE) Brightwood, MA (1.9 miles S) Willimansett, MA (1.9 miles N) Amostown, MA (2.4 miles SW) Chicopee Falls, MA (2.4 miles E) |