Anchorage· North Andros· Bahamas — Eleuthera, Andros & the Out Islands
Staniard Creek Anchorage
24° 50.6′ N · 77° 53.5′ W
A snug, all-round-protected anchorage inside the mouth of Staniard Creek, reached by a dredged channel, next to Kamalame Cay and a short walk from the settlement nicknamed the 'Garden of Andros'.
Practical
Position from ActiveCaptain. Depth 5 to 8 ft inside with very good holding; the anchoring area east of the marker is small. The approach is shallow (about 7 ft controlling until the channel; one boat saw 5.5 ft near high tide after straying east) and needs care: see the Staniard Creek entrance passage. Watch the shoal of discarded conch shells near the Kamalame launch dock on the east side. Tie the dinghy to one of two private docks. Two small grocery stores behind Staniard Creek Primary School: dinghy up the creek to the bridge, tie to the bridge or fishermen's moorings on the east side, then walk about 100 yards east. Good beaches across the main road. BTC signal.
Best for
All-weather shelter on the central east coast
Nearby
- Kamalame Cay Marina0.1 NM away
- Kamalame Cay Resort restaurant0.3 NM away
- Love Hill Beach (Staniard Creek)0.4 NM away
- J&J Food Land (Staniard Creek)0.7 NM away
- Staniard Creek Medical Clinic0.8 NM away
- Staniard Creek reef (North Marine Park)1.1 NM away
- North & South Marine Parks (Andros)1.9 NM away
- Tongue of the Ocean wall dives (Small Hope Bay)3.9 NM away