Landmark Locations

Oak Orchard / Point Breeze Area

The Breakwall...(aka the wall) 43° 22.5N x 78° 11.36W

Navigation Aids
Break Wall Light B (F1 W 6s)
30 ft. height, 9 mile visibility
U.S. Light List No. 2365

Port Distances (Nautical Miles)
Wilson...................29
Youngstown..........40
Olcott....................23
Cobourg................35
Rochester.............29
Sodus Bay............53
Toronto.................53

To The East
(Distance and longitude are approximate)

Ladders...also known as the white steps...1/2 mile east of the harbor (around 11W)

Umbrella Tree...tree on shore that resembles an umbrella...about 1 1/2 miles east of the harbor (around 09W)

The Ledge...east of the harbor, starting at the ladders, running east for 4 or 5 miles...steep drop-off from 50' to much deeper (thru the years, the adjacent deeper waters has been a prime staging area for fall chinooks)

The Flats...2 to 4 miles east of harbor, big flats closest to river (around 06W to 07W)

Little Flats and Glass House...a short ways east of the big flats with big house on shore with many, many windows (around 03W to 04W)

Eagle Harbor...8 miles east of the Oak (around 01W)

Troutburg...small bay about 1/2 mile west of Devils Nose (around 78.00W)

Devils Nose...large point a couple miles east of Eagle Harbor (dangerous...big rocks in shallow waters, out for several hundred yards


To The West
(Distance and longitude are approximate)

The Woods...small wooded point, 1 mile west of the harbor (around 12.5W)

The Pump House...big yellow brick building near shoreline, 1 1/2 miles west of the harbor (around 13W)

The Park...Lakeside Beach State Park, just west of the Pump House (around 14W or 15W)

Johnsons Creek...3 miles west of the Oak...be careful on shallow spring trolls (around 16W)

The Bluffs...a little further west (around 17W)

Green Harbor...another 1/2 mile or so further west...another shoal in about 8' of water, about 5 miles west of the Oak (around 18W)

Shadigee Point...about 10 miles west (around 24W)

Chrome Dome...big silver topped silos about 2 miles west of Shadigee Point (good area between here and Shadigee Point for LOC Spring Derby kings) (around 26W)

Golden Hill...State Park with boat launch, a few miles further west (park located on Rt. 18, less pressure on spring kings)(around 28.5W)

The Power Plant...20 miles west of the Oak (around 31W)


To The North
(Distance and heading are approximate)

Weather Buoy...aka "the can"...43.36.30N x 78.13.58W, about 16 miles at about a 350° heading

The Fence...the US/Canadian border...about 15 miles or so straight north, at about the 37.8N line


Depth Of Water

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