Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Lorain

Anchorage at the mouth of the Black River on Lake Erie, at Lorain, Ohio, about 30 miles west of Cleveland.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Stonington Harbor

Anchorage in Stonington Harbour, off Fishers Island Sound in south-eastern Connecticut, on a sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Louis Engel Waterfront Park

Anchorage off Louis Engel Waterfront Park at Ossining, on the east bank of the Hudson River in New York State.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Ludington entrance anchorage

Anchorage just outside the Ludington harbour entrance on Lake Michigan, sand bottom.

• Sheltered E, SE

Mandan

Anchorage off Key Largo in the upper Florida Keys, with a sand bottom in shallow water on the Florida Bay side.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Marina anchorage

Anchorage on the Beaufort River near Port Royal, South Carolina, on a mud bottom alongside the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, E, SW, SE

Sandusky Bay anchorage

Open anchorage on Sandusky Bay, off Lake Erie in Ohio, used as a stopover within the bay's shallow waters.

• Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW

Mattawoman Creek entrance

Anchorage at the mouth of Mattawoman Creek where it opens onto the Potomac River, near Indian Head, Maryland.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Mattawomen Creek

Anchorage in a tidal Potomac River tributary near Indian Head, Maryland, around 30 miles south of Washington.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, S, SE

Mildred Island

Flooded island anchorage in the South Delta of California, between Bethel Island and Discovery Bay.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Mounty Bay

Anchorage on Lake Champlain at West Chazy, on the New York shore about 12 miles south of the Canadian border and 8 miles north of Plattsburgh.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

New River Sound

Stretch of the Intracoastal Waterway through downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida, just north of the New River mouth.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Newport

Waiting anchorage off the eastern entrance of the Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts, on a sand bottom in Cape Cod Bay.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SW, S

Nicolet Bay

Bay within Peninsula State Park on the Door County shore of Green Bay, Wisconsin, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Nord Fleming Key

Anchorage off the north end of Fleming Key, just outside Key West harbour in the lower Florida Keys.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

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 point

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

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

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.

Ossining

Anchorage on the east bank of the Hudson River off the village of Ossining, in Westchester County about 30 miles north of Manhattan.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Oswego

Anchorage off the mouth of the Oswego River on the south shore of Lake Ontario, sand bottom, protected from SE, S and SW winds.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Oyster Bay

Tree-lined anchorage on Lake Charlevoix in Michigan, just outside the town of Charlevoix, with depths of 8 to 12 feet over mud.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Packery Channel

Anchorage in Packery Channel on North Padre Island near Corpus Christi, Texas, on a sand bottom.

Parish Lake

Sheltered anchorage among the Les Cheneaux Islands on the north shore of Lake Huron, in Michigan's eastern Upper Peninsula.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Parson’s Landing

Anchorage off Hoppys Landing, by the causeway linking West Island to the mainland at Fairhaven, Massachusetts.

• Sheltered S, SE

Peanut Island

Anchorage off Peanut Island in Lake Worth at Riviera Beach, Florida, sand bottom.

• Sheltered E, SE, S

Pedersens Bay

Anchorage in Pedersens Bay on Washington Island, in Detroit Harbor at the top of the Door County peninsula in Wisconsin.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Pelican Bay

Sheltered anchorage behind Pelican Island at the western end of Dauphin Island, Alabama, near the mouth of Mobile Bay.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Pirates Cove

Sheltered anchorage off the Intracoastal Waterway near Dania Beach, southern Florida, lying between Dania Beach Marina to the north and Hollywood Marina to the south.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Bonefish Bay Anchorage

Anchorage in Bonefish Bay off Coco Plum at Marathon, in the middle Florida Keys, on a sand bottom, protected from SE, S and SW winds.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

Point Au Roche Anchorage

Anchorage on the western shore of Lake Champlain near Plattsburgh, New York. Sand bottom, sheltered from north through north-west.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW