Anchorage

Reedville

Shelter: NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
Seabed: mud
Anchoring: Allowed

Anchorage at Reedville, a fishing town set along Cockrell Creek off the Great Wicomico River, on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia.

Pontoon

Guide

Approach and anchoring

The bottom is mud with good holding, and the creek is sheltered on every quadrant. Reedville Marina lies 0.2 nm to the W and Buzzards Point Marina 0.6 nm to the NW.

Ashore

The Reedville Fishermen's Museum sits on the bank of Cockrell Creek and traces the menhaden fishery. Millionaires' Row, the line of Victorian houses built by fishery captains along Main Street, runs from the museum into town.

History

Reedville was founded in the 1870s by Captain Elijah Reed and grew into the centre of the United States menhaden industry. A fish reduction plant has run continuously on Cockrell Creek since 1878, and the town ranks among the leading commercial fishing ports in the country by landed catch.

Key facts

Type: Anchorage
Coordinates: 37.83787, -76.27621 (37°50.27'N 76°16.57'W)
Country: United States
Shelter: Sheltered from north-west, north, north-east, west, east, south-west, south, south-east winds
Seabed: mud
Anchoring: Allowed
Services: Pontoon
Boaters' rating: 4.0/5
Updated: July 7, 2026