The Erie Islands and Sandusky are the most active boating area on the Great Lakes and feature the most boats per capita in the USA. This area is rich in history and featured large during the War of 1812 and the naval battles around Put-In-Bay Island. For modern day adventure, Cedar Point Amusement [...]
A crossroads of waterways large and small. The greater Tampa Bay area has something to offer every type of boater.
Explore Tampa Bay with our free interactive nautical map. Zoom in and local marine charts showing depths, channels, and other features will load automatically. Click on the ‘View Full Screen’ link for additional [...]
The most prolific boating area on the Central Atlantic Coast, water on Chesapeake Bay ranges from large to small, and shallow to deep.
Explore Chesapeake Bay with our free interactive nautical map. Zoom in and local marine charts showing depths, channels, and other features will load automatically. Click on the ‘View Full Screen’ link [...]
Quickly following up on their new 3D Ocean Floor in Google Earth 5.0, Google has been populating the ocean with a unique set of 3D models of famous shipwrecks, reefs, and other objects. To tour these models, you can open the 3D Ocean Models Tour.
Near and dear to EarthNC’s heart is the included [...]
UPDATED 2/03/2010 - The Earth is 2/3rds water and judging by the huge volume of boating videos online, it’s clear that enjoying the water is a worldwide pursuit. To help put boating videos in their world context, EarthNC has put together a growing Google Earth map of boating videos drawn from YouTube. Videos are found [...]
The Sea of Cortez (the water between Baja California and the Mexican mainland) is a boater’s paradise offering world class cruising, sailing, and fishing. Unfortunately, the Sea of Cortez is not well charted and due to its geography (lots of rocks), contains many hazards to navigation for the unwary or unfamiliar.
To help boaters cruising [...]
For many coastal towns, Lighted Holiday Boat Parades are longstanding traditions. Most parades are open to a wide range of sizes and it’s not uncommon to see decorated jon boats ‘marching’ in line with large 50′ cruisers. We’ve put together a Google Earth map of more than 50 holiday boat parades, including their [...]
Niagara Falls was one of my family’s frequent vacation stops. I’ve carried on the tradition with my family and the falls never cease to amaze.
If you travel plans take you into the Niagara Falls area and you’d like to get out on the water via canoe or kayak, we found a great Google My [...]
Hampton Roads is an area steeped with naval history. Our current boat, ‘Southern Comfort’ called Portsmouth, VA home prior to joining us in the deep south last year. The Hampton Roads Powerboat Association (HRPA) has posted a Google My Map which highlights key boating destinations in their area.
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We found a nice little Google My Map showing boat ramps in the Cape Coral and Fort Myers area of Southwest Florida. We appreciate offidle.com – Southwest Florida Boating Enthusiasts for making this available as a Google My Map. Since it’s a My Map, we can show it below with our TakItWithMe [...]
