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Ellis Island
You can anchor off Ellis Island, the legendary immigration station in New York Harbor that processed over 12 million arrivals between 1892 and 1954. The backdrop is genuinely stunning — lower Manhattan skyline on one side, the Statue of Liberty just a short distance away on the other. The restored main building is now a National Museum of Immigration, and if you dinghy ashore you can search historical arrival records and walk through the grand Registry Room where so many family stories began.
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Marinas and anchorages near Ellis Island · times are dock to dock
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How full it gets, by local hour — tallest when the most boats are here.
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- Busiest on Mondays and Sundays
- Fullest around 01:00, emptiest around 10:00
- Half the boats arrive by 15:00
- 72% of visits are overnight
- Typical day stop: ~3h · max recorded 6 boats
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