Patuxent may refer to:
People
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Patuxent people, an Algonquian people indigenous to what is now the Mid-Atlantic United States
Places and geological features
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Patuxent, Maryland, an unincorporated community in Charles County
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Patuxent Ice Stream
Foundation Ice Stream () is a major ice stream in the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica.
The ice stream drains northward for along the west side of the Patuxent Range and the Neptune Range to enter the Ronne Ice Shelf westward of Dufek Massi ...
, between the Patuxent Range and Pecora Escarpment
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Patuxent Range
The Patuxent Range () is a major range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica.
It comprises the Thomas Hills, Anderson Hills, Mackin Table and various nunataks and ridges bounded by the Foundation Ice Stream, Academy Glacier and the Patuxent I ...
, a mountain chain in Antarctica
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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 northeas ...
, Maryland
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Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
The Patuxent Wildlife Research Center is a biological research center in Laurel, Maryland, part of the Eastern Ecological Science Center (EESC) of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The EESC is the largest of the 15 USGS research centers. The Pa ...
, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service facility in Beltsville, Maryland
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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.
It is home to Headquarters, Naval Air Systems Comm ...
, an installation of the United States Navy in St. Mary's County, Maryland
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Calvert County, Maryland
Calvert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 United States 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 Baltim ...
, once known as Patuxent County
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Woodwardville, Maryland, an unincorporated community known as Patuxent from 1927 to the 1980s
Other
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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 found only in Maryland, and its colors reflect the flag of Ma ...
, 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.
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