Buffalo Ship Canal

Buffalo Ship Canal is a canal in Erie County, Niagara Frontier, New York. Buffalo Ship Canal is situated nearby to the neighborhood Canalside, as well as near the locality Fort Erie Beach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include KeyBank Center and Buffalo RiverWorks.

KeyBank Center

Stadium

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KeyBank Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Buffalo, New York, United States. Originally known as Marine Midland Arena, the venue has since been named HSBC Arena and First Niagara Center.

Buffalo RiverWorks

Sports venue

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Buffalo RiverWorks is a multipurpose indoor venue and restaurant located on the shore of the Buffalo River in Buffalo, New York.

USS Little Rock

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USS Little Rock is a Cleveland-class light cruiser and one of 27 completed for the United States Navy during or shortly after World War II. She is one of six to be converted to guided missile cruisers and the first US Navy ship to be named for Little Rock, Arkansas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Canalside and Buffalo.

Canalside

Neighborhood

Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Canalside, formerly known as Canal Side and also referred to as Erie Canal Harbor, is a mixed-use recreational and entertainment district in downtown Buffalo, New York.

Buffalo

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The largest city in New York State's Niagara Frontier, Buffalo is a city full of surprises. Though Buffalo is sometimes the butt of jokes about chicken wings, its long-suffering sports teams, and the mountains of snow under which it is supposedly buried each…

Downtown Buffalo

Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Downtown has been the nucleus of Buffalo since its foundation; over two centuries later, it retains its central importance in the Niagara Frontier both geographically and commercially.

Buffalo Ship Canal

Type: Canal
Also known as: “West Canal”
Category: body of water
Location: Erie County, Niagara Frontier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.86339° or 42° 51′ 48″ north

Longitude

-78.86976° or 78° 52′ 11″ west

Elevation

584 feet (178 metres)

Open location code

87J3V47J+93

GeoNames ID

5110647

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