Category Archives: Boston Harbor Tides

Deer Island Light: One of the strangest looking lighthouses around

Posted on August 19, 2013 by BHB

Deer Island Light is perhaps the strangest looking of Boston’s four major light houses, but it one of the most useful. Located several hundred yards south of Deer Island, this structure sits near the busiest entrance to the Boston Harbor. … Continue reading →

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Picture of the week: Early Morning, Hingham Harbor

Posted on July 24, 2013 by BHB

Last week’s unusual heat wave and calm overnight weather lead to very calm morning weather, which can be seen in this photo of Hingham Habor last week at around 6AM, when it as the appearance of a lake:

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Lunar Low Tide

Posted on April 28, 2013 by BHB

A view of the Hingham Yacht Club during yesterday’s very low tide: Once again it is the time of the month where the full moon is making the tides more extreme. During this month’s full moon, the low tide was … Continue reading →

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Navigating under bridges in the Boston Harbor area

Posted on January 5, 2013 by BHB

“Can I fit my boat under that bridge??!!” This is a frequently asked question among boaters, especially around the Boston Harbor area. Like many urban areas, the Boston Harbor area contains many canals, rivers and waterways through dense urban or … Continue reading →

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Spending the day on Casco Bay

Posted on August 15, 2012 by BHB

Just to the east of Portland, Maine is a great, bright, blue and calm body of protected water, that is lined with the most jagged outcrops of rocks and islands. The coastline here is quite a contrast to a long smooth … Continue reading →

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Boston Harbor Picture of the Week: Morning Fog in Scituate

Posted on August 13, 2012 by BHB

Morning fog in Scituate: A photo of some boats enshrouded in the the fog that was rolling in on Scituate’s Peggotty Beach on Saturday Morning.

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Boston Harbor to Nantucket Sound Along the Eastern Route

Posted on July 14, 2012 by admin

My buddy Captain Jack asked me if I wanted to come along for a ride down to Cape Cod on his boat today. I replied “of course!” However, I was surprised when he suggested taking the Eastern route- around the … Continue reading →

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Moon Causing Wicked Low Tide

Posted on May 8, 2012 by admin

You may have noticed the brightness of the moon the past several nights. This is a result of it being the closest it gets to the earth in a cycle. This has the effect of causing extreme high tide and … Continue reading →

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