Best anchorages and harbours in United States

North East River Yacht Club

Members' yacht club marina on the east bank of the North East River, North East, Maryland, with a waterfront restaurant.

North Hero

Full-service marina in Carry Bay on North Hero Island, northern Lake Champlain, Vermont.

North Island

Anchorage off North Island on the eastern shore of Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, Michigan, on sand and mud.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

North Lake Marina

Full-service marina at the north end of Lake Washington in Kenmore, with wet moorage, dry storage, fuel berth and a working boatyard.

North point

Open anchorage off North Point near Manistee on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

North Point Marina

Large freshwater marina at Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, on Lake Michigan between Chicago and Milwaukee, just south of the Wisconsin state line.

North Point Yacht Club

Member yacht club on Jones Creek at Sparrows Point, with over 200 berths off the Patapsco River near Baltimore.

North Shore Marina

Full-service marina of around 205 berths on the Grand Haven channel near the Grand River mouth, about a quarter of a mile from Lake Michigan in Spring Lake, Michigan.

North Shore Yacht Club

Sailing club with a mooring field on the north shore of Manhasset Bay at Port Washington, New York.

Northeast Harbor

Town harbour on the south shore of Mount Desert Island in Maine, at the gateway to Acadia National Park, sheltered north of Bear and Sutton islands.

Northeast Michigan Marine

Small private marina and dealership on the lower Au Sable River at Oscoda, just upstream of the US 23 bridge.

Northern Enterprises Boat Yard

Full-service boatyard on Kachemak Drive in Homer, Alaska, north of the small boat harbour.

Northern Marine Inc

Year-round full-service marina and boatyard in Spicer Bay, on the St Lawrence River east of Clayton, New York.

Northlake Marina

Family-run marina on the north shore of Lake Union in Seattle, at 929 N Northlake Way in Fremont, in business since 1943.

Northport Yacht Club

Private yacht club with moorings on Northport Harbour, Long Island Sound, on Bluff Point Road.

Northport Yacht Club

Yacht club on Northport Harbour, off Long Island Sound at Northport, New York, with moorings serviced for its members.

Northshore Marina

Floating deep-water marina on the north shore of Lake Travis at 6612 Lantern View Drive, Jonestown, eight miles north of Mansfield Dam.

Northwest Marine Yacht Club

Private dockominium marina of 207 berths on Round Lake at Charlevoix, Michigan, opened in 1981.

Northwest Seafood Charleston

Seafood processing dock in Charleston, Oregon, on the Coos Bay waterfront eight miles from Coos Bay city, just inside the bay entrance.

NorthWick Boatyard

Boatyard and marina on Mill Cove in Wickford, North Kingstown, Rhode Island.

Northwind Harbor

Twenty-six berth marina with floating pontoons on the western shore of Great Sodus Bay, in Sodus Point, New York.

Norwalk Yacht Club

Members' sailing club with a guest mooring field in Wilson Cove, near the entrance to Norwalk Harbour, Connecticut.

Norwest Marine

Full-service marina and boatyard on the Pawcatuck River at Pawcatuck, near the river mouth and Little Narragansett Bay.

Norwoods Marina Inc

Marina on the Saco River at Camp Ellis, Saco, Maine, near the river mouth on Saco Bay, about 16 miles south of Portland.

O.C. Fisherman's Marina

Marina at the head of the West Ocean City commercial fishing harbour, minutes from the Ocean City Inlet.

Port O'Connor

Anchorage off Port O'Connor on the south-west shore of Matagorda Bay, Texas, on the north side of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

Oak Harbor Marina

Marina at Slidell, Louisiana, at the foot of the Twin Span bridge with quick access to Lake Pontchartrain.

Oak Harbor Marina

Family-run marina on Rock Creek at Pasadena, a south-shore tributary at the mouth of the Patapsco River near Baltimore.

Oak Orchard Yacht Club

Private yacht club on the west bank of Oak Orchard Creek, about 0.7 mile from the mouth at Point Breeze, on Lake Ontario.

Oak Park Marina

Resort marina at the south end of Sodus Bay, on the southern shore of Lake Ontario, with restaurant, cabins, and inn alongside the berths.