Narragansett Bay and Block Island: Newport, Jamestown and Great Salt Pond

13 places · Rhode Island

Newport, the sailing capital of the US, anchors at Brenton Cove under the mansions; across the water, Jamestown and Dutch Harbor in the West Passage, Potter Cove on Prudence Island, Bristol and Wickford at the head of the bay. Block Island 12 miles south: Great Salt Pond, 90 moorings and anchoring room for 500 boats in August, Old Harbor for the ferry and the town. Fog and ferry traffic: AIS recommended.

1. 1Anchorage· US·4.9

   Newport

   Anchorage and mooring field in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island, on the east side of the East Passage of Narragansett Bay, with a mud bottom.

   • Water
   • Buoys
   • Up to 42 m

   41.4800, -71.3212See on the chart →
2. Giorgio Galeotti
   2Anchorage· US·4.5

   Brenton Cove

   Anchorage and mooring field in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island, off Fort Adams State Park, on a sand and mud bottom.

   41.4737, -71.3307See on the chart →
3. Adrian Scottow from London, England
   3Harbour· Newport, US·5.0

   Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina

   Full-service marina on America's Cup Avenue in downtown Newport, Rhode Island, with the hotel of the same name on its quay.

   41.4881, -71.3175See on the chart →
4. 4Harbour· Jamestown, US

   Safe Harbor Jamestown Boatyard

   Boatyard and marina on the East Passage shore of Conanicut Island, Jamestown, in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.

   41.4830, -71.3594See on the chart →
5. 5Anchorage· US·4.0

   Dutch Harbor

   Harbour on the west side of Conanicut Island at Jamestown, Rhode Island, between the island and Dutch Island in the West Passage of Narragansett Bay.

   • Buoys

   41.5052, -71.3819See on the chart →
6. 6Anchorage· US·5.0

   Mackeral Cove Beach

   Cove on the east side of the isthmus that links Beavertail to the main body of Conanicut Island, Jamestown, in Narragansett Bay.

   41.4850, -71.3827See on the chart →
7. 7Anchorage· US

   Potters Cove

   Sheltered anchorage on the north end of Prudence Island, in the geographic centre of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.

   • Buoys

   41.6436, -71.3388See on the chart →
8. 8Anchorage· US·4.0

   Prudence Bear Point

   Mud-bottom anchorage off Prudence Island, near the geographic centre of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island.

   41.6557, -71.3369See on the chart →
9. 9Anchorage· US·4.7

   Bristol Harbour

   Mooring and anchorage off the town of Bristol on the east side of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, with fresh water available ashore.

   • Water

   41.6720, -71.2852See on the chart →
10. 10Harbour· North Kingstown, US

    Wickford Marina

    Marina on Wickford Harbour in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, about half a mile from the historic village.

    41.5777, -71.4501See on the chart →
11. David Wilson
    11Anchorage· US·4.1

    Block island

    Anchorage in the Great Salt Pond at New Harbor on Block Island, Rhode Island, on a sand bottom. It is one of the busiest harbours in the Northeast.

    • Water

    41.1934, -71.5755See on the chart →
12. 12Harbour· New Shoreham, US·4.2

    Champlain’s Marina

    Large marina on the Great Salt Pond at Block Island, one of New England's main offshore yachting destinations.

    41.1841, -71.5814See on the chart →
13. 13Anchorage· US·5.0

    3rd beach

    Anchorage off Third Beach at Middletown, Rhode Island, on the west side of the entrance to the Sakonnet River, on sand and mud.

    41.4876, -71.2406See on the chart →

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