- Shelter
- SW, S, SE
- Seabed
- mud
- Anchoring
- Allowed
Anchorage in Penobscot Bay off Eggemoggin Reach, Maine, on a mud bottom giving good holding.
- Beach
Guide
Approach and anchoring
A working anchorage in the Brooksville area at the western end of Eggemoggin Reach, one of the most sheltered passages on the Maine coast. The mud bottom holds well. Shelter is from the south-west through south-east; pick the lie according to the forecast.
Practical
Buck's Harbor Marina lies 4.3 nm N with moorings, dockage, fuel and a chandlery. Buck's Harbor Yacht Club, also to the north, keeps a few guest moorings on a first-come basis that cannot be reserved.
Key facts
- Type
- Anchorage
- Coordinates
- 44.26780, -68.74567 (44°16.07'N 68°44.74'W)
- Country
- United States
- Shelter
- Sheltered from south-west, south, south-east winds
- Seabed
- mud
- Anchoring
- Allowed
- Services
- Beach
- Updated
- July 7, 2026
Getting there
Western Cove lies at 44°16.07'N 68°44.74'W, that is 44.26780, -68.74567 in decimal degrees.
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Which winds is Western Cove sheltered from?
Western Cove is sheltered from south-west, south, south-east winds.
Can you anchor at Western Cove?
Yes, anchoring is allowed at Western Cove.
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