EASTERN COVE Long Island

44° 06.68’N 068° 20.40’W

4th ed. Cruising Guide page 292

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Charts: 13313, 13312

Chart Kit: 70, 22

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REMOTE, unspoiled, and beautiful, Eastern Cove lies between Richs Head and the main part of Long Island. Richs Head is connected by a graceful tombolo with beaches on both sides.
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Richs Head was settled by farmer William Rich in the early 1820s, and by 1850 the population had grown enough to warrant a school. All that remains today are seven cellar holes and stone walls.
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Approaches. Harbor chart. Easily identified by Richs Head, the cove is wide open, with no obstructions.
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Anchorages, Moorings. Run in toward the center of the beach and anchor in 24 to 30 feet at low. The chart shows the bottom as rocky, but a plow anchor holds well here. Protection is good except from north to east, with little swell.
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Getting Ashore. Row in to the cobble beach.
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Things to Do. The southern shore of Eastern Cove has open meadows with blueberry plants everywhere, but the deer will probably beat you to them. There are cranberries, too. Delightful!
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It’s a one-hour walk to Lunt Harbor, through mossy woods. The trail starts among the trees at the western end of the southern beach. Another trail leads along the shore from the beach to the cliffs on the eastern side of Richs Head.