Eastchester Bay is a protected body of water between City Island is a small island approximately 1.5 mi (2.4 km) long by 0.5 mi (1 km) wide. It is part of the Bronx, and (as of 2005) has a population of about 4500. City Island is located at the extreme western end of Long Island Sound... City Island and the mainland The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. It is coterminous with Bronx County of the State of New York. It is the northernmost and only borough of New York City on the North American mainland, located south of Westchester County. It also includes several small islands... Bronx, State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13.3%) Population ( 2000)  - Population 18,976,457 (3rd... New York.

Technically, it is a In geography a sound is a large sea or ocean inlet larger than a bay, deeper than a bight, wider than a fjord, or it may identify a narrow sea or ocean channel between two bodies of land (see also strait). There is little consistency in the use of sound... sound, not a The bay at San Sebastián, Spain A Headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. A bay is the reverse, an area of water bordering land on three sides. Large headlands may also be called peninsulas, long, narrow and high headlands promontories. When headlands dramatically... bay, since it is open to larger bodies of water at both ends. The northern end connects via a narrow channel to Pelham Bay is a small bay, between City Island and Orchard Beach in the Bronx, New York. Technically, it is a sound, not a bay, since it is open to larger bodies of water at both ends. It connects to Eastchester Bay at the south, and opens onto Long Island... Pelham Bay (which is also really a sound, since it, in turn, opens onto Long Island Sound near Guilford, Connecticut Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean and various rivers in the United States. It lies between the coast of Connecticut to the north and Long Island to the south. On the extreme western end, it is bounded on the north... Long Island Sound). The southern end has a broad mouth, opening onto the This entry is about the East River in New York City. For other uses, please see East River (disambiguation). The East River is a tidal strait in New York City connecting Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates Long... East River, Little Neck Bay, and Long Island Sound near Guilford, Connecticut Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean and various rivers in the United States. It lies between the coast of Connecticut to the north and Long Island to the south. On the extreme western end, it is bounded on the north... Long Island Sound. The Hutchinson River empties into Eastchester Bay near the northern end.

Many A yacht club is a club ostensibly for the owners of yachts but more generally serving as a social club. Yacht clubs are often associated with a particular marina or port. List of well-known yacht clubs Royal Brighton Yacht Club Ocean Racing Club of Victoria Royal Hong Kong Yacht... yacht clubs and For other uses of this word, see Marina (disambiguation). A small marina at Brixham, Devon, England A marina is a small to medium-sized harbor used by mostly private, recreational yachts. One of the worlds most luxurious and expensive marinas is located in Monte Carlo. Marinas normally have pontoons... marinas line the bay on both sides, leading to a high level of recreational boating traffic. Traffic is particularly dense on weekends and Wednesday evenings in the summer, when the various clubs run sailboat races [1] (http://www.ebyra.org).

There is also a high volume of commercial traffic. The bay opens onto the main shipping channel into New York from Long Island Sound. This channel is used by large commercial vessels, high speed ferries, fishing boats, barges under tow, and all manner of vessels restricted in their ability to maneuver. Self propelled barge carrying bulk crushed stone Note that Barge is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet Tupolev Tu-85 bomber. A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. Most barges are non-self-propelled and need to be moved... Barge traffic transiting the length of the bay in and out of the Hutchinson River is concentrated into a few hours a day, as is constrained to times of high tide.

The bay also sees the occasional seaplane, visiting Evers Seaplane Base [2] (http://www.airnav.com/airport/6N6).