Crescent Beach

Crescent Beach is a beach in Fort Erie, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario. Crescent Beach is situated nearby to the neighborhood Lower West Side, as well as near the locality Visiting Ship’s Dock.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Fort Erie and Fort Erie Leisureplex.

Old Fort Erie

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Old Fort Erie, also known as Fort Erie, or the Fort Erie National Historic Site of Canada, was the first British fort to be constructed as part of a network developed after the Seven Years' War was concluded by the Treaty of Paris, at which time France ceded its territories east of the Mississippi River to Great Britain. Old Fort Erie is situated 3 km east of Crescent Beach.

Fort Erie Leisureplex

Sports venue

Photo: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort Erie Leisureplex is a sports venue, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Crescent Beach.

Fort Erie Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Silver Dovelet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

This is a list of airports in Ontario. It includes all Nav Canada certified and registered water and land airports, aerodromes and heliports in the Canadian province of Ontario. Airport names in italics are part of the National Airports System. Fort Erie Airport is situated 4 km north of Crescent Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Erie and Lower West Side.

Fort Erie

Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort Erie is a town of about 33,000 people in the Niagara Region. It is directly across the river from Buffalo, New York, and is the site of Old Fort Erie which played a prominent role in the War of 1812.

Lower West Side

Neighborhood

The Lower West Side is a neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, adjacent to Downtown Buffalo. Lower West Side is situated 6 km east of Crescent Beach.

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. Canalside is situated 7 km east of Crescent Beach.

Crescent Beach

Type: Beach
Description: beach in Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada
Category: landform
Location: Fort Erie, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

42.88249° or 42° 52′ 57″ north

Longitude

-78.96084° or 78° 57′ 39″ west

Elevation

183 metres (600 feet)

Open location code

87J3V2JQ+XM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1280719817

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

GeoNames ID

5932211

Wikidata ID

Q22423605

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Crescent Beach” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Crescent Beach (lapyahan sa Canada, Ontario, lat 42,88, long -78,95)”
Cebuano: “Crescent Beach”
Swedish: “Crescent Beach”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Fort Erie Fire Station 3 and Waverly Beach Park.

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