- Shelter
- SW, S, SE
- Seabed
- mud
- Anchoring
- Allowed
Anchorage off Howell Point at the wide mouth of the Sassafras River, on the upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.
Guide
Approach and anchoring
Howell Point marks the northern side of the Sassafras River entrance, opposite Grove Point. The anchorage is open and gives shelter only from the south-west to south-east, on a mud bottom. The Bay shipping channel passes within a quarter of a mile, so keep a watch ahead and astern.
Practical
Anchoring only, with no facilities. The nearest marinas are well inside Worton Creek, Green Point Landing and Worton Creek Marina, both about 6.5 miles to the south-west.
Ashore
Betterton Beach lies about 2 miles east, a free Kent County public beach on the Sassafras with a bathhouse, snack bar and picnic tables. Betterton was a Victorian summer resort from the late 1800s into the 1940s.
Key facts
- Type
- Anchorage
- Coordinates
- 39.37320, -76.09786 (39°22.39'N 76°5.87'W)
- Country
- United States
- Shelter
- Sheltered from south-west, south, south-east winds
- Seabed
- mud
- Anchoring
- Allowed
- Boaters' rating
- 3.6/5
- Updated
- July 7, 2026
Getting there
Howell Pt lies at 39°22.39'N 76°5.87'W, that is 39.37320, -76.09786 in decimal degrees.
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Which winds is Howell Pt sheltered from?
Howell Pt is sheltered from south-west, south, south-east winds.
Can you anchor at Howell Pt?
Yes, anchoring is allowed at Howell Pt.
How do boaters rate Howell Pt?
Howell Pt is rated 3.6/5 by boaters on BoatMap.
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