Upper Chesapeake Bay: Annapolis, Rock Hall and the northern creeks

11 places · Chesapeake Bay

Annapolis, sailing capital of the east coast, and the Eastern Shore creeks half a day away: Rock Hall, Swan Creek, Worton Creek, Fairlee Creek and Still Pond, mud anchorages in 2 to 3 metres with no swell and little tide. Whitehall Bay and the Magothy to stay near Annapolis, the C&D canal to the north for the Delaware. Violent late-afternoon thunderstorms from June to August.

1. 1Harbour· Cape St Claire, US·3.8

   Annapolis Town Dock

   Alongside transient dockage on Ego Alley off Spa Creek, in downtown Annapolis, Maryland.

   38.9766, -76.4863See on the chart →
2. 2Anchorage· US·5.0

   Whitehall

   Anchorage in Whitehall Bay, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay about 7.5 miles east of Annapolis, Maryland.

   38.9982, -76.4264See on the chart →
3. 3Anchorage· US·4.6

   Rock Hall

   Anchorage off Rock Hall on the upper Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, mud bottom, with all-round shelter and fresh water available ashore.

   • Water

   39.1520, -76.2546See on the chart →
4. 4Anchorage· US·4.0

   Swan Creek Marina Moorings

   Mooring field on Swan Creek, off Rock Hall on the upper Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.

   • Water
   • Buoys

   39.1466, -76.2584See on the chart →
5. 5Anchorage· US·4.5

   Worton Creek

   Anchorage in Worton Creek, a sheltered tributary on the eastern shore of the upper Chesapeake Bay in Kent County, Maryland.

   39.2954, -76.1744See on the chart →
6. 6Anchorage· US·5.0

   Fairlee Creek

   Well-protected creek on the upper Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, with a mud bottom and fresh water available.

   • Water

   39.2664, -76.2079See on the chart →
7. 7Anchorage· US·5.0

   Still Pond Bay

   Anchorage on the Eastern Shore of the upper Chesapeake Bay, about 3 miles south of the Sassafras River mouth, in Kent County, Maryland.

   39.3301, -76.1423See on the chart →
8. 8Anchorage· US·5.0

   Betterton Area

   Anchorage off Betterton, a small bayside community at the mouth of the Sassafras River on the upper Chesapeake Bay, Kent County.

   39.3718, -76.0483See on the chart →
9. 9Harbour· Chesapeake City, US·3.3

   Free Town Dock Chesapeake City

   Free transient floating dock at the entrance to Back Creek, on the north bank of the C&D Canal in Maryland.

   39.5271, -75.8113See on the chart →
10. 10Anchorage· US·5.0

    Galloway Creek

    Anchorage on the north shore of Middle River at Bowleys Quarters, upper Chesapeake Bay, about nine miles north of Baltimore.

    39.3050, -76.3871See on the chart →
11. 11Harbour· Essex, US

    Baltimore Yacht Club

    Yacht club set on Sue Island at the mouth of Middle River, off the Chesapeake Bay in Essex, Maryland.

    39.2890, -76.3977See on the chart →

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