Larchmont Harbor (Long Island Sound)

Larchmont Harbor
Larchmont Harbor is located in New York
Larchmont Harbor
Larchmont Harbor
LocationLarchmont, New York
Coordinates40°55′31″N 73°44′21″W / 40.9251444°N 73.7391111°W / 40.9251444; -73.7391111
Islandsnone
References[1]

Larchmont Harbor is the name of a bay located on the north shore of Long Island Sound, in the village of Larchmont in Westchester County, New York.[1]

Larchmont Harbor lies between Long Beach Point and Umbrella Point, and northward of Execution Rocks lighthouse. The harbor is the home of the Larchmont Yacht Club. The depths at the anchorage for small vessels in the harbor range from about 12 feet in the entrance to 6 feet near the shore. The harbor is full of mooring buoys for small yachts during the summer season. The entrance Of Larchmont Harbor is on either side of Hen and Chickens, a reef bare at low tide in places near the middle. The easterly entrance is about 300 yards wide

References

  1. ^ a b "Larchmont Harbor". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.