Distances Between United States Ports 2019 (13th) Edition T OF EN CO M M T M R E A R P C E E D U N A I C T I E R D E S M T A ATES OF U.S. Department of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., Secretary of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) RDML Timothy Gallaudet., Ph.D., USN Ret., Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere National Ocean Service Nicole R. LeBoeuf, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management Cover image courtesy of Megan Greenaway—Great Salt Pond, Block Island, RI III Preface Distances Between United States Ports is published by the Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), pursuant to the Act of 6 August 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a and b), and the Act of 22 October 1968 (44 U.S.C. 1310). Distances Between United States Ports contains distances from a port of the United States to other ports in the United States, and from a port in the Great Lakes in the United States to Canadian ports in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. Distances Between Ports, Publication 151, is published by National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and distributed by NOS. NGA Pub. 151 is international in scope and lists distances from foreign port to foreign port and from foreign port to major U.S. ports. The two publications, Distances Between United States Ports and Distances Between Ports, complement each other. This volume of Distances Between United States Ports cancels the 2012 (12th) Edition. Mariners and others are urged to promptly report errors or general inquiries to www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/customer-service/assist Digital copy—www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/publications/docs/distances.pdf IV V Contents General Information 6 Table 1 Atlantic Ocean Distances–Montreal, Canada to the Panama Canal 9 Table 2 Gulf of Maine Distances–Calais, Maine to Cape Cod, Massachusetts 10 Table 3 Coastwise Distances–Cape Cod, Massachusetts to New York, New York 11 Table 4 Inside Route Distances–south side of Long Island Sound Greenport, New York to East Rockaway Inlet, New York 12 Table 5 Distances on the Hudson River—New York, New York to Troy Lock, New York 13 Table 6 New York State Waterway Distances 14 Table 7 Coastwise Distances–New York, New York to Chesapeake Bay entrance, Virginia 15 Table 8 Distances by Intracoastal Waterway–Manasquan Inlet, New Jersey to Cape May Canal, New Jersey 16 Table 9 Distances on Delaware Bay and River 17 Table 10 Chesapeake Bay Distances 18 Table 11 Potomac River Distances 19 Table 12 Coastwise Distances–Norfolk, Virginia to Key West, Florida 20 Table 13 Inside Route Distances–Norfolk, Virginia to Fernandina Beach, Florida 21 Table 14 Inside Route Distances–Fernandina Beach, Florida to Key West, Florida 22 Table 15 Distances on St. Johns River, Florida 23 Table 16 Gulf of Mexico Distances–Key West, Florida to Port Brownsville, Texas 24 Table 17 Coastwise and Inside Route Distances–Key West, Florida to Apalachicola, Florida 25 Table 18 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Distances–Apalachicola, Florida to Port Brownsville, Texas 26 Table 19 Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Distances 27 Table 20 Distances on the Mississippi River Systems 29 Table 21 Great Lakes Distances 33 Table 22 Distances between points on Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River 34 Table 23 Distances between points on Lake Erie and the St. Clair, Detroit and Niagara Rivers 35 Table 24 Distances between points on Lake Huron and St. Marys River 36 Table 25 Distances between points on Lake Michigan 37 Table 26 Distances between points on Lake Superior 38 Table 27 Pacific Coast Distances 40 Table 28 Pacific Coast Distances–San Diego, California to Cape Flattery, Washington 41 Table 29 San Francisco Bay Area Distances 42 Table 30 Distances on Columbia River System 43 Table 31 Distances in Strait of Juan de Fuca and Strait of Georgia 44 Table 32 Hawaii Distances 45 Table 33 Gulf of Alaska Distances 46 Table 34 Inside Passage Distances—Seattle, Washington to Cape Spencer, Alaska 47 Table 35 Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean Distances 48 Table 36 Yukon River, Alaska Distances 49 Miscellaneous Tables 51 Appendix 55 Index 57 VI 7 General Information Distances Use of junction and common reference points These are in nautical miles unless otherwise indicated. A nautical mile is 1 minute of latitude, or approximately 2,000 yards, and is about 1.15 statute miles. See conversion tables in the latter part of this book. Example 4 Find the distance from Bridgeport, CT to Albany, NY. Geographic Positions • Bridgeport to New York (Table 3) is 52 miles Departure and arrival geographic coordinates, where listed, are for a • New York to Albany (Table 5) is 126 miles centrally located pier inside the port. • Bridgeport to Albany is 178 miles Routes These distances are measured along navigable tracklines. Each distance is Example 5 along the shortest route that safe navigation permits between the two ports Find the distance from Woods Hole, MA to Freeport, NY, via the inside concerned. The navigator must make their own adjustments for weather or route along the south side of Long Island. prevailing currents. • Woods Hole to Greenport, NY (Table 3) is 82 miles • Greenport to Freeport (Table 4) is 77 Junction Points • Woods Hole to Freeport is 159 miles These are positions where two or more routes converge; they are indicated by magenta CAPITAL LETTERS in the tables. Distances between ports listed in different tables can be obtained by adding the respective distances to the junction points. Where a port is listed in more than one table, Example 6 additional combinations of distances can also be obtained by using the port Find the distance from New Haven, CT to Burlington, VT. as a common reference point. (See examples that follow.) • New Haven to New York (Table 3) is 68 miles • New York to Troy Lock (Table 5) is 134 miles Foreign Ports • Troy Lock to Burlington (Table 6) is 116 miles Distances Between Ports, Pub. 151, is published by the National • New Haven to Burlington is 318 miles Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). NGA Pub 151 is International in scope and lists distances from foreign port to foreign port, and from foreign port to major United States ports. The two publications, Distances Between Example 7 United States Ports and Distances Between Ports, complement each other. Find the distance from New York, NY to Miami, FL, via the Intracoastal See the appendix for procurement information. Waterway. • New York to Chesapeake and Delaware Canal east entrance Examples (Table 8) is 190 miles The following examples will illustrate the use of the tables. Distances • Chesapeake and Delaware Canal east entrance to Norfolk Virginia shown in these examples are in nautical miles. (Table 10) is 209 miles • Norfolk to Miami (Table 14) is 947 miles Ports in the same table • New York to Miami is 1,346 miles Example 1 Find the distance from New York, NY to Charleston, SC. Example 8 In Table 1, fnd New York, NY, in the list of cities along the left edge Find the distance from Boston, MA to San Francisco, CA. of the table, and Charleston, SC, in the list of cities along the top of • Boston to Panama Canal (Pacifc Entrance) (Table 1) is 2,195 miles the table. The intersection of the row and column will contain the • Panama Canal (Pacifc Ent.) to San Francisco (Table 27) is 3,270 miles distance (630 nautical miles) between these two ports. • Boston to San Francisco is 5,465 miles Example 2 Example 9 Find the distance from New Orleans, LA to St. Louis, MO, using Table 20. Find the distance from Bridgeport, CT to Stockton, CA. • St. Louis mileage is 1,134 statute miles. • Bridgeport to New York (Table 3) is 52 miles • New Orleans mileage is 95 statute miles. • New York to Panama Canal (Pacifc Entrance) (Table 1) is 2,018 miles • Subtract 95 from 1,134—New Orleans to St. Louis is 1,039 statute miles. • Panama Canal (Pacifc Ent.) to San Francisco (Table 27) is 3,270 miles • San Francisco to Stockton (Table 28) is 75 miles • Bridgeport to Stockton is 5,415 miles Example 3 Find the distance from Pittsburgh, PA to Chicago, IL, using Table 20. • Pittsburgh mileage is 981 statute miles Example 10—fnd the distance from Blaine, WA to San Diego, CA. • The diference in distance between the Ohio River mouth and the Illinois • Blaine to Cape Flattery (Table 31) is 112 miles River mouth (954 from 1,172) is 218 statute miles • Cape Flattery to San Diego (Table 28) is 1,104 miles • Chicago mileage is 333 • Blaine to San Diego is 1,216 miles • Add the values together—Pittsburgh to Chicago is 1,532 statute miles 8 Example 11 Example 16 Find the distance from Eureka, CA to Redwood City, CA. Find the distance from Seattle, WA to Anchorage, AK by two routes. • Eureka to San Francisco, CA (Table 28) is 232 miles Inside Passage • San Francisco to Redwood City (Table 29) is 22 miles • Seattle to Cape Spencer (Table 34) is 976 miles • Eureka to Redwood City is 254 miles • Cape Spencer to Anchorage (Table 33) is 641 miles • Seattle to Anchorage is 1,617 miles Outside Route • Seattle to Swiftsure Bank (Table 31) is 134 miles Example 12 • Swiftsure Bank to Anchorage (Table 33) is 1,294 miles Find the distance from Astoria, OR to Nome, AK. • Seattle to Anchorage is 1,428 miles • Astoria to Unimak Pass, AK (Table 27) is 1,626 miles • Unimak Pass to Nome (Table 35) is 646 miles • Astoria to Nome is 2,272 miles Harbor Entrances Alternate Routes Example 17 Find the distance from Chesapeake Bay entrance to Delaware Bay Example 13 entrance.