DeCew Falls
DeCew Falls is in Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario. DeCew Falls is situated nearby to the museum Morningstar Mill, as well as near the quarter Merritton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Morningstar Mill and DeCew House.
Morningstar Mill
Museum
Photo: MJThomas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morningstar Mill is a 2.98-acre heritage site located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The site includes the Morningstar Mill, a sawmill, the home of the Morningstar family, a barn used for blacksmith demonstrations, and the Decew Falls gorge along the Niagara Escarpment.
DeCew House
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
DeCew House was built c.1808 in Thorold Township, Upper Canada. The two-story house had limestone walls 66 centimetres thick. DeCew House is situated 1¼ km east of DeCew Falls.
James A Gibson Library
Library
Brock University is a public research university in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is the only university in Canada in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, at the centre of Canada's Niagara Peninsula on the Niagara Escarpment. James A Gibson Library is situated 1½ km northeast of DeCew Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Merritton and Thorold.
Merritton
Quarter
Merritton is both a distinct community within and a council ward of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It was named after William Hamilton Merritt, a prominent local entrepreneur and founder of the Welland Canal Company. Merritton is situated 5 km northeast of DeCew Falls.
Thorold
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Thorold is a city in Ontario, Canada, located on the Niagara Escarpment. It is also the seat of the Regional Municipality of Niagara. The Welland Canal passes through the city, featuring lock 7 and the Twin Flight Locks.
St. Catharines
Photo: Trappy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Catharines is a city of 137,000 people in the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario. It has the Welland Canal, a dry-dock for ships, and automotive plants. A pond near the mouth of the first Welland Canal now hosts regional and national rowing championships every year.
DeCew Falls
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Decew Falls”
- Category: tourism
- Location: Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
43.11019° or 43° 6′ 37″ northLongitude
-79.26465° or 79° 15′ 53″ westElevation
160 metres (525 feet)Open location code
87M24P6P+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 12040483125OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
5936419
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