🧭 Charting Authority And Chart Number Official Source · Verified Jun 10, 2026 NOAA chart 12284: 'Patuxent River — Solomons Island and Vicinity' (use official NOAA ENC/Chart). 95% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Entrance Character And Channel Depths Official Source · Verified Jun 10, 2026 Entrance between Drum Point and Fishing Point; main marked approach (between island and middle ground) depth 20–25 ft; secondary marked approach depth ~12 ft (per Coast Pilot). 90% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Sandy Point Shoal And Marking Official Source · Verified Jun 10, 2026 Shoal extending about 500 yards southward from Sandy Point at the south end of Solomons Island; outer end is marked by a light. 90% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Aids To Navigation Example And Positions Official Source · Verified Jun 10, 2026 Example: 'Solomons Island Approach Light 3' — position 38°19'10.977"N, 076°27'01.807"W; characteristic: Fl G 4s (per USCG Light List weekly update). 88% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Entrance Current Velocity Official Source · Verified Jun 10, 2026 Current velocity reported as approximately 0.4 knot in the entrance off Drum Point (Patuxent River mouth). 85% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Regulated Safety Zone Fireworks Official Source · Verified Jun 10, 2026 33 CFR §165.506 lists a Solomons/Patuxent River fireworks safety zone (coordinates and radius specified; enforcement by COTP—see Table to §165.506). 85% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment