Patuxent may refer to:

People

Patuxent people The Patuxent or Pawtuxent id= were one of the Native American tribes living along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. They spoke an Algonquian language and were loosely dominated by the Piscataway. Living along the Patuxent River Th ...

, an Algonquian people indigenous to what is now the Mid-Atlantic United States

Places and geological features

Patuxent, Maryland Patuxent is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States. Maxwell Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's ...

, an unincorporated community in Charles County *

Patuxent Ice Stream Patuxent Ice Stream () is a broad Antarctic ice stream between the Patuxent Range and Pecora Escarpment in the Pensacola Mountains, draining northwestward to the upper part of Foundation Ice Stream. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from sur ...

, between the Patuxent Range and Pecora Escarpment *

Patuxent Range The Patuxent Range or macizo Armada Argentina is a major range of the Pensacola Mountains, comprising the Thomas Hills, Anderson Hills, Mackin Table and various nunataks and ridges bounded by the Foundation Ice Stream, Academy Glacier and the Patux ...

, a mountain chain in Antarctica *

Patuxent River The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington, D.C., the Patapsco River to the northeast ...

, Maryland *

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center The Patuxent Wildlife Research Center is a biological research center in Maryland. It is one of 17 research centers in the United States run by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The center is located on the grounds of the Patuxent Research R ...

, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service facility in Beltsville, Maryland *

Naval Air Station Patuxent River Naval Air Station Patuxent River , also known as NAS Pax River, is a United States naval air station located in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, on the Chesapeake Bay near the mouth of the Patuxent River. It is home to Headquarters, Naval Air Sys ...

, an installation of the United States Navy in St. Mary's County, Maryland *

Calvert County, Maryland Calvert County is located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 92,783. Its county seat is Prince Frederick. The county's name is derived from the family name of the Barons of Baltimore, the proprietors of t ...

, once known as Patuxent County *

Woodwardville, Maryland Woodwardville is an unincorporated community situated in western Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, containing 27 structures, 16 of which are historic and included in the Woodwardville Historic District, listed on the National Register ...

, an unincorporated community known as Patuxent from 1927 to the 1980s

Other

Patuxent River stone The Patuxent River stone is the state gem (a form of agate) of the U.S. state of Maryland. Since It is found in red and orange this stone could also be referred to as carnelian. It is only found in Maryland and its colors reflect the Maryland Sta ...

, the state gem of Maryland * , sea-going tugboat in commission with the United States Navy from 1909 to 1924 * , an oiler in commission with the United States Navy from 1942 to 1946 * , a fleet replenishment oiler in service with the United States Navy since 1995. {{disambig, geo, ship