Web cam for streaming website?.

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I own a local news blog, and we are trying to get a webcam of the boats that go by our town for visitors to the website.

The webcam will be located inside, and connected to a laptop.

What sort of webcam would be good for this? The boats will be anywhere from 1/4 mile to 300 feet away.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Miles