Havre de Grace Webcam – Watch the Susquehanna Flats

The Havre de Grace Webcam looks out from the second-floor deck of the Havre de Grace Decoy Museum in Maryland, across the Susquehanna Flats to the head of Chesapeake Bay. Open water fills the middle of the frame and runs out to the low line of the far shore on the horizon. Below the deck, the timber Promenade boardwalk follows the waterline from one side of the picture to the other, reached by a short wooden walkway through beds of grasses and shrubs, with a corner of the museum parking lot at the bottom right. The bay takes its color from the sky, so it can look slate grey under heavy cloud and deep blue on a clear afternoon, and a breeze lays rows of ripples across the shallows. A weather panel in the top right corner of the stream gives the current temperature, wind and conditions in town.

About Havre de Grace

Havre de Grace stands on the west bank of the Susquehanna River where it enters the northern end of Chesapeake Bay, with Perryville on the opposite shore. The river runs 715 kilometers (444 miles) and supplies about half of all the fresh water that flows into the bay. The broad shallows in front of the camera are the Susquehanna Flats, and the bay southeast of the town averages only about 3 meters (10 feet) deep. The town itself sits at 17 meters (56 feet) above sea level, roughly 64 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of Baltimore and 109 kilometers (68 miles) southwest of Philadelphia, and counted 14,807 residents in the 2020 census.

Havre de Grace was incorporated in 1785 and took the old name of the French port of Le Havre, once called Le Havre de Grace. Local tradition holds that General Lafayette said the river mouth reminded him of that harbor. On May 3, 1813, during the War of 1812, British forces under Sir George Cockburn raided the town, routed its militia and burned large parts of it. One defender, John O’Neill, manned a cannon battery on Concord Point, a short walk along the shore from this camera, and later became the first keeper of the Concord Point Lighthouse when it entered service in November 1827 at a cost of $3,500. The light was decommissioned in 1975 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

The Decoy Museum, established in 1986, holds one of the most extensive collections of working and decorative Chesapeake Bay decoys, the carved wooden ducks and geese that hunters set out on the water. That heritage is why Havre de Grace calls itself the Decoy Capital of the World.

Weather and Climate in Havre de Grace

Havre de Grace has a humid subtropical climate. Over the ten years to 2024, January averaged highs of 5°C (42°F) and lows of -2°C (29°F), and the town picked up about 40 centimeters (16 inches) of snow a year, nearly all of it between December and March. The mouth of the river and the Susquehanna Flats often freeze in winter, so a cold spell can turn the open water on the Havre de Grace Webcam into a sheet of ice. Spring warms quickly, with April highs near 17°C (63°F), and the trees and shrubs along the Promenade fill back in.

Summer is hot and humid. July averages highs of 30°C (86°F) and lows of 22°C (71°F), and July and August are the wettest months, part of roughly 1,360 millimeters (53 inches) of rain and melted snow a year. Autumn is the mildest season to watch: October highs average 20°C (67°F) with lows of 11°C (52°F), and the grasses and shrubs below the deck turn gold and rust while the bay stays calm on still days.

Things to Do Near Havre de Grace

The Promenade in the foreground of the Havre de Grace Webcam is a half-mile (0.8 kilometer) boardwalk that links Tydings Park, the Decoy Museum and Concord Point Lighthouse, with its entrance next to the city yacht basin. Walk it toward the point to reach the Concord Point Lighthouse and Keeper’s House Museum, then continue into town for the Havre de Grace Maritime Museum and the Lock House Museum. David R. Craig Park is another stop on the waterfront.

The Decoy Museum’s biggest event is the Decoy and Wildlife Art Festival, held each spring as its main fundraiser; the 44th festival ran on May 2 and 3, 2026, at the STAR Centre on Congress Avenue. The town is also a good place to see three long crossings over the Susquehanna: the Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge carrying U.S. Route 40, the Amtrak rail bridge built by the Pennsylvania Railroad between 1904 and 1906, and the CSX freight bridge about 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) upstream of it.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Havre de Grace located?

Havre de Grace is in Harford County, Maryland, at the mouth of the Susquehanna River on the northern tip of Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is about 64 kilometers (40 miles) to the southwest and Philadelphia about 109 kilometers (68 miles) to the northeast.

What can you see on the Havre de Grace Webcam?

The camera faces the Susquehanna Flats and the upper Chesapeake Bay from the deck of the Decoy Museum. The Promenade boardwalk runs along the shore in the foreground, with open water and the far shoreline beyond it.

What is the weather like in Havre de Grace?

Winters are cool, with January highs around 5°C (42°F) and some snow, while summers are hot and humid, with July highs around 30°C (86°F). Spring and autumn are mild.

What are the Susquehanna Flats?

They are the wide, shallow waters where the Susquehanna River spreads into the head of Chesapeake Bay, right in front of Havre de Grace. They are historic duck hunting grounds and often freeze over in winter.

Why is Havre de Grace called the Decoy Capital of the World?

Generations of carvers made wooden duck decoys for hunters working the Susquehanna Flats. The Havre de Grace Decoy Museum, home to this camera, preserves one of the largest collections of Chesapeake Bay decoys.

Can you walk from the Decoy Museum to Concord Point Lighthouse?

Yes. The half-mile (0.8 kilometer) Promenade boardwalk seen on the camera connects Tydings Park, the Decoy Museum and Concord Point Lighthouse along the waterfront.

When was Concord Point Lighthouse built?

It entered service in November 1827. Its first keeper was John O’Neill, who had defended the town from Concord Point during the British raid of May 1813.

Source: Explore Havre de Grace