Miskatonic River

The Miskatonic River springs from the hills to the west of Dunwich, Massachusetts. The river flows east past the town of Dunwich and continues in that direction for many miles before turning to the southeast a few miles south of Bolton. Next, the Miskatonic runs through the town of Arkham and empties into the sea two miles to the south, just northeast of Kingsport.

The Miskatonic's name may have came from an American Indian tribe known as the Misqat, and offshoot of the Massachusetts Indians who lived within this valley.