Driving Directions
From Boston, Points South and Logan Airport: Take Route 1 North to Route 128 North. Take exit 25A / Route 114 East. Follow 114E towards downtown Salem and Marblehead (get in the left lane off the highway). Follow 114E for 3 miles into Downtown Salem. At a major intersection, 114E turns right towards Marblehead, you will continue straight on Derby St. Follow Derby St through two more intersections (Lafeyette St and Congress St) for .3 mi. and take a right onto Wharf St. We are on your right side...#62
Driving from Rockport/Gloucester: Take Route 128 South. From Route 128 take Route 114 East Marblehead (exit 25A) into Salem and Marblehead (get in the left lane). Follow 114E for 3 mile into Downtown Salem. At a major intersection, 114E turns right towards Marblehead, you will continue straight on Derby St. Follow Derby St through two more intersections (Lafeyette St and Congress St) for .3 miles and take a right onto Wharf St. We are on your right side...#62
Parking: There is a public parking garage on the corner of Congress Street and Derby Street. There is another parking lot further down Congress Street on the right. There is on street parking in and throughout the Wharf as well as on the surrounding streets.
Train and bus information: 800 392.6100 and http://www.mbta.com.
Directions to Pickering Wharf by Water:
1. From the Red 16 marker in Salem Sound, take a course heading of 217 degrees True or 233 degrees magnetic putting you inline with Red 2 Day Marker in the center of Salem Harbor.
2. After passing Red 2 Day Marker to starboard, come West and head 273 degrees True, 289 degrees magnetic toward the Red 4 flashing bout.
3. Passing the Red 4 flasher to starboard, you will be able to identify a small white lighthouse with the black top visible at the end of Derby Wharf. Keeping the lighthouse off to the starboard and the Green 5 Marker to port, head straight down the channel towards the S/V "Friendship" and just off your port bow you will see the entrance to Pickering Wharf Marina.
Pickering Wharf Marina monitors channel 09 VHF. |
