49. Whale Harbor Channel – Wilson Key Anchorage
49. Whale Harbor Channel – Wilson Key Anchorage
Statute Mile:1156.5
Lat/Lon: 24 56.734 North/080 36.567 West
Location: on the charted Whale Harbor Channel offshoot east of Wilson Key, north of the 12-foot fixed bridge
Minimum depth: 6- to 7 -foot depths, but it’s easy to wander into only 4 feet of water
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 34 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: good in all but strong northwesterly winds
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Comments from Cruisers (2)
Recently spent the night here and found it to be a very nice anchorage. Very well protected and quiet. I found the bottom to be grassy but got a good set on the anchor.
Dan
Very nice anchorage, quiet compared to the one on the other side of the Wilson Key. The bottom is very soft mud, so not very good in strong wind. Don’t go too far inside the bay, it becomes shallow very fast.
We anchored there to visit the “Theater of the Sea”. It’s at a walking distance from the shore where it’s easy to dinghy. Ice, small grocery and Tiki bar very close.
Erwan