Rumsey Shoal

Rumsey Shoal is a bar in Niagara County, Niagara Frontier, New York. Rumsey Shoal is situated nearby to the area Niagara Fan, as well as near the locality Mississauga Beach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Niagara Beach and Fort Niagara Light.

Fort Niagara Beach

Photo: Charny, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Niagara, also known as Old Fort Niagara, is a fortification originally built by New France to protect its interests in North America, specifically control of access between the Niagara River and Lake Ontario, the easternmost of the Great Lakes. Fort Niagara Beach is situated 1½ miles south of Rumsey Shoal.

Fort Niagara Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Florence88, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Niagara Light is an inactive lighthouse on the Niagara River on the south shore of Lake Ontario in New York state. It is located on the grounds of Fort Niagara. This light house is complimented by two range lights in Niagara-on-the-Lake built on 1904. Fort Niagara Light is situated 1½ miles south of Rumsey Shoal.

Fort Mississauga

Photo: Radtek67, Public domain.

Fort Mississauga National Historic Site is a fort on the shore of Lake Ontario, at the mouth of the Niagara River in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. Fort Mississauga is situated 2 miles southwest of Rumsey Shoal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niagara-on-the-Lake and Youngstown.

Niagara-on-the-Lake

Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Niagara-on-the-Lake is a town of 19,000 people in the Niagara Region of Ontario. It sits on the shore of Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Niagara River.

Youngstown

Photo: Florence88, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Youngstown is the northwesternmost community in the state of New York. Its strategic location at the mouth of the Niagara River, on the border with Canada, made it a prime site for fortifications, the last of which has stood just north of the village since 1726.

Towers Corners

Hamlet

Towers Corners is a hamlet in the town of Porter in Niagara County, New York, United States. Towers Corners is situated 3 miles southeast of Rumsey Shoal.

Rumsey Shoal

Type: Bar
Categories: char and landform
Location: Niagara County, Niagara Frontier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.287° or 43° 17′ 13″ north

Longitude

-79.05783° or 79° 3′ 28″ west

Elevation

246 feet (75 metres)

Open location code

87M27WPR+RV

GeoNames ID

5134605

Wikidata ID

Q49621018

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In Other Languages

“Rumsey Shoal” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Rumsey Shoal”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Niagara Fan and Mississauga Beach.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Niagara River and Fort Niagara Cemetery.

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