Launch Conditions
Use cautionLaunch with caution — limited daylight.
- Advisories
- None active
- Daylight
- Past sunset (8:29 PM)
- Tide
- 2.618 ft now
Live from the National Weather Service, USGS, and NOAA. A guide, not a substitute for official forecasts and your own judgment.
Live Tide Conditions
Updated 4 hr agoSource: NOAA CO-OPS station 8638610 — Sewells Point · 11.5 mi from this ramp
Launch Light & Moon — June 24
local timeFirst Quarter (68% illuminated). Average fishing outlook by moon phase — focus on dawn and dusk bite windows.
Location
Quick Facts: Boat rental and launch
| Location | Newport News, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Waterbody | Kettle Pond |
| Access Type | Public |
| Coordinates | 37.052294, -76.486367 |
| Hours | Check on site |
| Tidal | Yes - check tide charts before launching |
Boat rental and launch is a boat launch providing access to Kettle Pond in Newport News, Virginia at coordinates 37.05229, -76.48637.
Boat rental and launch is a boat launch on Kettle Pond in Newport News, Virginia. This page shows current NOAA tide readings, sunrise, sunset, and moon-phase times for the launch, updated automatically. There are 6 other mapped boat ramps within about 15 miles if conditions here aren't right.
Related: boat ramp in Newport News • fishing access on Kettle Pond • Virginia boat launch
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What water does Boat rental and launch access?
Boat rental and launch provides boat launch access to Kettle Pond in Newport News, Virginia.
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Boat rental and launch is located at coordinates 37.052294, -76.486367 in Newport News, Virginia. Use the "Get Directions" buttons on this page to navigate with Google Maps or Apple Maps.
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Alternative Boat Launches Nearby
6 additional boat launches are located within 5.1 mi of Boat rental and launch, providing alternative access points for this area's waters.