The entrance to Hamburg Outer Cove is about seven and a half miles above the Saybrook breakwater off Long Island Sound. US Coast Guard makers located directly across from Brockway Island about one mile past Essex Village clearly identify the beginning of the channel into the Outer Cove.
Mariners should consult local charts for markers into the Inner Cove, and visitors are advised to pick up the yellow rental buoys.
Located midway between Boston and New York, and just one hour south of Hartford, Connecticut. Cove Landing is right off Route 156 approximately five miles north of Interstate 95.
- From Hartford. Take Interstate 91 South to Route 9 South – Middletown/Old Saybrook until you reach Interstate 95 North. Cross the Connecticut River, staying in the right hand lane and get off onto Exit 70. Make a left at the bottom of the exit, go under the highway through two lights, then proceed up Route 156 for five miles. Cove Landing Marine is on the left, just past the sign marking Hamburg, Connecticut. Look for the Cove Landing anchor.
- From New York. Take Interstate 95 North until you reach Exit 70. Make a left at the bottom of the exit, go under the highway through two lights, then proceed up Route 156 for five miles. Cove Landing Marine is on the left, just past the sign marking Hamburg, Connecticut. Look for the Cove Landing anchor.
- From Boston. Take the best route to Providence, Rhode Island then get onto Interstate 95 South to Connecticut until you reach Old Lyme Exit 70. Go straight through the light at the bottom of the exit, through the next light to another light where the road ends. Take a right onto Route 156 and proceed north for five miles. Cove Landing Marine is on the left, just past the sign marking Hamburg, Connecticut. Look for the Cove Landing anchor.