Port Chester Harbor (Long Island Sound)

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Port Chester Harbor
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Port Chester Harbor
Location Port Chester, New York
Coordinates 40°59′04″N73°39′38″W / 40.9845°N 73.6605°W / 40.9845; -73.6605 Coordinates: 40°59′04″N73°39′38″W / 40.9845°N 73.6605°W / 40.9845; -73.6605
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Port Chester Harbor is the name of a bay located in the village of Port Chester on Long Island Sound, in Westchester County, New York. [1] The harbor is the entrance to Byram River, which leads to the town of Port Chester, and lies 1 mile west-northwestward of Great Captain Island. It is protected by a breakwater, which is marked at its south end by Port Chester light.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Port Chester Harbor". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.