Birch Island
Birch Island is an island in Ontario, Canada. Birch Island is situated nearby to the locality Davis Lock, as well as near California.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hotel Kenney and Jones Falls Dam.
Hotel Kenney
Hotel
Hotel Kenney is a hotel near Jones Falls on the Rideau Canal in the township of Rideau Lakes, Ontario, Canada. Parks Canada describes the hotel as having been built as a fishing lodge in a period when excursion steamers operated along the canal. Hotel Kenney is situated 3½ km southeast of Birch Island.
Jones Falls Dam
Dam
Photo: Dennis Nazarenko, CC BY 2.0.
Jones Falls Dam is a dam on the Rideau Canal located in Rideau Lakes, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada, that was built between 1828 and 1831 to tame the mile-long series of rapids and falls that flowed from Sand Lake and into the White Fish River. Jones Falls Dam is situated 3 km southeast of Birch Island.
Birch Island
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.56682° or 44° 34′ 1″ northLongitude
-76.26608° or 76° 15′ 58″ westElevation
114 metres (374 feet)Open location code
87P5HP8M+PHGeoNames ID
5901479
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