Sarasota County Reef Locations
REEF LOCATION |
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LORAN-C |
Latitude | Longitude | Distance (Naut. Miles) | Depth | |||
| Reef Site | 7980-W | 7980-Y | North | West | and Headings from Pass | (Ft.) | Materials |
| BAY REEFS | |||||||
| Deamus Hart | 14181.3 | 44440.7 | 27°22.00' | 82°34.56' | N. Sarasota Bay, E of ICW | 10 | Concrete, FPL Insulators |
| O.D. Miller | 14176.5 | 44430.0 | 27°20.11' | 82°34.66' | City Island Fishing Piers | 9 - 21 | Concrete, FPL Insulators |
| Pop Jantzen | 14176.8 | 44421.1 | 27°19.65' | 82°33.92' | North of Bird Key Park | 7 | Concrete, FPL Insulators |
| Jim Evans | 14177.6 | 44417.9 | 27°19.66' | 82°33.53' | South of Ringling Causeway | 10 | Concrete, FPL Insulators |
| Bully Powers | 14173.8 | 44419.7 | 27°18.80' | 82°34.35' | West of Otter Key | 12 | Concrete, FPL Insulators |
| Rose Coker | 14176.9 | 44404.0 | 27°18.61' | 82°32.61' | North of Siesta Dr. Bridge | 7 | Concrete, FPL Insulators |
| GULF REEFS | |||||||
| Lynn Silvertooth | 14166.1 | 44423.6 | 27°17.00' | 82°36.20' | 1.6 nm at 190° - New Pass | 30 | Concrete rubble, boxes & piles |
| Alan Fisher | 14166.1 | 44437.4 | 27°17.90' | 82°37.10' | 1.3 nm at 233° - New Pass | 30 | New Pass Bridge rubble, concrete rubble & piles |
| Donald Roehr | 14169.5 | 44425.8 | 27°18.10' | 82°35.60' | 0.9 nm at 155° - New Pass | 22 | Orange Ave. Bridge rubble |
| Venice Reef | 14153.5 | 44278.7 | 27°04.38' | 82°27.26' | 2.5 nm at 158° - Venice Inlet | 23 | "Reef Balls" and/or concrete culvert |
| I4 | 14154.2 | 44302.6 | 27°06.35' | 82°28.80' | 0.8 nm at 230° - Venice Inlet | 25 | Venice bridge & pier |
| M1 | 14155.8 | 44495.2 | 27°19.20' | 82°43.20' | 6.6 nm at 274° - New Pass | 42 | Steel barge, fiberglass boats*, concrete culvert |
| M2 | 14155.1 | 44490.4 | 27°18.70' | 82°43.00' | 6.3 nm at 270° - New Pass | 42 | Concrete culverts, boxes & mixer drums |
| M3 | 14149.8 | 44480.5 | 27°16.70' | 82°43.25' | 6.9 nm at 254° - New Pass | 43 | Concrete culverts, boxes & mixer drums |
| M4 | 14145.7 | 44470.7 | 27°15.20' | 82°43.30' | 7.6 nm at 242° - New Pass | 42 | Concrete rubble |
| M5 | 14141.4 | 44460.5 | 27°13.31' | 82°43.24' | 8.9 nm at 231° - New Pass | 43 | Concrete culverts |
| M6 | 14135.4 | 44451.7 | 27°11.30' | 82°43.60' | 10.2 nm at 225° - New Pass | 55 | Fiberglass boats, concrete culverts & mixer drums |
| M7 - Johnson Reef | 14137.8 | 44517.1 | 27°16.25' | 82°47.80' | 11.25 nm at 258° - New Pass | 50 | Boxcars, concrete culverts |
| M8 | 14128.1 | 44495.5 | 27°12.50' | 82°48.20' | 12.8 nm at 242° - New Pass | 65 | Five Army tanks, landing craft, boxcars |
| M9 | 14121.0 | 44400.0 | 27°04.30' | 82°42.00' | 12.9 nm at 258° - Venice Inlet | 61 | Concrete rubble, five Army tanks |
| M10 | 14114.8 | 44391.5 | 27°01.90' | 82°42.50' | 17 nm at 200° - New Pass | 65 | Sailboat*, fiberglass boats* & steel barge |
| M13 | 14129.9 | 44235.9 | 27°54.97' | 82°27.96' | 11.46 nm at 178° - Venice Inlet | 43 | "Reef Balls" and/or concrete culvert |
| M14 | 14126.3 | 44209.7 | 27°52.10' | 82°26.40' | 5.7 nm at 255° - Stump Pass | 43 | Concrete rubble |
| M15 | 14143.6 | 44325.8 | 27°04.90' | 82°32.62' | 4.4 nm at 247° - Venice Inlet | 38 | Concrete rubble |
| M16 | 14134.1 | 44345.1 | 27°03.70' | 82°35.74' | 7.4 nm at 245° - Venice Inlet | 49 | Concrete culverts & catch basins |
| M17 | 14124.5 | 44364.6 | 27°02.47' | 82°38.81' | 10.5 nm at 246° - Venice Inlet | 63 | "Reef Balls" |
| MD1 | 14109.9 | 44519.1 | 27°09.50' | 82°53.20' | 18 nm at 240° - New Pass | 80 | Barge & concrete hopper |
| D3 | 14091.9 | 44668.1 | 27°15.90' | 83°07.10' | 27.5 nm at 265° - New Pass | 105 | Boxcars |
| D4 | 14090.9 | 44664.6 | 27°15.50' | 83°07.00' | 28 nm at 265° - New Pass | 103 | Boxcars |
| D6 | 14076.8 | 44579.7 | 26°57.20' | 82°54.20' | 25.2 nm at 220° - New Pass | 110 | Fiberglass boats & molds* |
| D9 | 14066.1 | 44495.5 | 27°54.70' | 82°56.10' | 28.2 nm at 220° - New Pass | 100 | Steel crane barge & fiberglass boats* |
| Loran T.D.s are more accurate than latitude/longitude coordinates. | All New Pass numbers taken from bell buoy. |
*County no longer accepts fiberglass boat donations for reef construction. | |||||