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Long Point Waypoints

 

IMPORTANT NOTE: THE AUTHOR MAKES NO GUARANTEE AS TO THE ACCURACY OF THESE WAYPOINTS. NOR DOES HE ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR THEIR USE. OBTAIN AND STUDY A CURRENT CHART OF THE LONG POINT REGION BEFORE HEADING OUT ON THE WATER (I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE USE OF A GPS UNIT).

Waypoint Name

 Latitude Longitude Comment
Bait Island (Whitefish Bar Island) 42°38.243 80°20.979 small island in the Inner Bay
Elbow Gas Well
42°40.419 
80°05.296 good spot to start rigging
South Channel 42°37.499 80°17.991 barrel marking the "unofficial" channel over the 1st sandbar (and a shortcut to Pottohawk Point)
Bluff Bar 42°35.284 80°11.763 green spar buoy marking the west end of Bluff Bar
North Channel 42°38.773 80°18.475 "official" channel through the 1st sandbar marked by several pairs of spar buoys
Light House 42°33.458 80°03.106 this waypoint is just north of the light
Turkey Point Tire Reef 42°41.431 80°18.261 The reef is marked by a larger pink ball buoy and another stake.  You can tie up to either of these markers. 

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Revised: April 02, 2009.