Tangier Island Nautical Chart
Alone in the middle of Tangier Sound, Tangier is the Bay's most singular landfall — crab shanties on stilts, watermen's workboats, and a working harbor threaded by a marked channel. The chart shows the western entrance channel, the thin water either side of it, and the county dock where visiting boats lie. Approaches outside the marks shoal quickly to 1–3 ft; stay in the channel the whole way in.
NOAA ENC chart sample, depths in feet at MLLW — tap the chart to explore live. For planning only, not for navigation.
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Local knowledge
- Western entrance channel charted around 6–7 ft — verify locally, it shifts
- Off-channel water shoals to 1–3 ft almost immediately
- County dock and crab-shanty channel are tight — enter slowly, fenders ready
On the chart
- Official NOAA ENC data with soundings in feet at MLLW — see how to read a chart
- Buoys, lights, hazards and restricted areas — tap any mark for details
- NOAA tide & current stations with live predictions
- GPS position, route planning and boat-profile depth warnings
Nearby harbors
Straight-line distances for rough passage planning — use the route tool for real courses and times.
- Smith Island — about 10 NM
- Crisfield — about 11 NM
- Onancock — about 13 NM
- Reedville — about 14 NM
- Point Lookout & the Potomac Mouth — about 20 NM
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