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Dumfoundling Bay Anchorage
Statute Mile: 1077
Lat/Lon: near 25 56.919 North/080 07.527 West
Location: on the charted bubble of deep water just opposite the charted westward flowing channel, north of flashing daybeacon #49
Minimum Depth: 5-feet
Special Comment: Length of anchorage may be restricted by local regulations on these waters
Swing Room:
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair to Good, but open to strong southern and southwestern winds
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Maule Lake Anchorage
Statute Mile: 1077.5
Lat/Lon: near 25 56.053 North/080 08.690 West
Location: near the center section of Maule Lake, west of unlighted daybeacon #54
Minimum Depth: 6-feet, but approach passage can be difficult for first timers
Special Comment: Length of anchorage may be restricted by local regulations on these waters
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair
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Biscayne Point Anchorage
Statute Mile: 1082
Lat/Lon: near 25 51.955 North/080 08.258 West
Location: off the Miami Beach Channel, on the charted finger of deep water north of Biscayne Point, and east, southeast of flashing daybeacon #2
Minimum Depth: 7-feet
Special Comment: Length of anchorage may be restricted by local regulations on these waters
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair, but open to western and northwestern winds
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Monument Island Anchorage
Statute Mile:
Lat/Lon: near 25 47.186 North/080 09.102 West
Location: off the Miami Beach Channel, northeast of the island with a charted “Monument,” south-southeast of Rivo Alto Island
Minimum Depth: 7-feet
Special Comment: Length of anchorage may be restricted by local regulations on these waters
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 35 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Fair, not a good spot to ride out a heavy blow
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Star Island Anchorage
Statute Mile:
Lat/Lon: near 25 46.601 North/080 09.269 West
Location: off the Miami Beach Channel, between the eastern tip of Palm Island and the western shores of Star Island
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Special Comment: Length of anchorage may be restricted by local regulations on these waters
Swing Room: sufficient room for most any size cruising craft
Foul Weather Shelter: Good, in all but strong northern winds
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Palm Island Anchorage
Statute Mile:Lat/Lon: near 25 46.618 North/080 09.571 West
Location: off the Miami Beach Channel, on the waters lying between the southern shores of Palm Island and MacArthur Causeway
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent in all but very strong western winds
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Virginia Key Anchorage
Statute Mile:1092.5
Lat/Lon: near 25 44.245 North/080 10.337 West
Location: off the southwesterly shores of Virginia Key, southeast of flashing daybeacon #69, -
Minimum depth: 7-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 55 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: fair to poor; wide open to southwestern, western winds
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1A. Dinner Key Mooring Field
Statute Mile: 1094.5
Lat/Lon: 25 43.286 North/080 13.805 West
Location: lies generally southwest of Dinner Key Channel marker #12
Minimum Depth: 6 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Poor, wide open to eastern, southeastern, southern and southwestern winds
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