The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal is a sea-level waterway that extends from Delaware River at Reedy Point, de, to Back Creek at Chesapeake City, md, thence down Back Creek to Elk River and Chesapeake Bay. The Reedy Point entrance is 51 miles above the Delaware Capes, 35.5 miles below Philadelphia, 62 miles from Baltimore, and [...]
The approach to New York Harbor from seaward is generally along the south coast of Long Island or the east coast of New Jersey, although the harbor is easily approached from any direction between east and south. During the approach, the south shore of Long Island will be seen to northward and the low sandy [...]
Long Island Sound is a deep navigable waterway lying between the shores of Connecticut and New York and the northern coast of Long Island. In this region are boulders and broken ground, but little or no natural change in the shoals. The waters are well marked by navigational aids so that strangers should experience no [...]
The Atlantic coast from Cape Cod to Sandy Hook embraces part of the coast of Massachusetts and all of the coasts of Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York. To the mariner this area presents problems of unusual difficulty because of the off-lying shoals, strong and variable currents, large amounts of fog, and turbulence of wind [...]
EarthNC will soon start beta-testing an Android marine charts app. If you are interested in being a beta tester:
1) Join the mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/earthnc-android-beta
2) Send your IMEI or MEID number to andrew@earthnc.com
– 1. Tap *Settings* from the Home screen.
– 2. Scroll toward the bottom and tap *About phone*.
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Welcome to the EarthNC Online Nautical Chart Viewer!
Here are some hints to get you started:
View Chart Overlays by selecting available charts under the ‘Charts’ tab. To load a different chart, just select a different chart from the drop down. Control extra layers with the ‘Layers’ tab. Buoys, lights, and markers are available for all [...]
BOULDER—A detailed computer modeling study released today indicates that oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico might soon extend along thousands of miles of the Atlantic coast and open ocean as early as this summer. The modeling results are captured in a series of dramatic animations produced by the National Center for [...]
We took a quick tour of our EarthNC Mobile application on the new iPad (Wireless only). Enjoy!
A massive explosion occurred on an oil drilling rig in the Northern Gulf of Mexico on 21 April 2010, followed by fire burning for more than a day before the oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, sank to the 1500-m deep ocean on 22 April 2010.
EarthNC, in partnership with the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Observing System [...]
