James Island
James Island is an islet in Ontario, Canada. James Island is situated nearby to the locality Rideau Canal, Locks 39-42 - Jones Falls, as well as near Davis Lock.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 northeast of James 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 3½ km northeast of James Island.
James Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada (lat 44.52, lon -76.26)
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
44.52212° or 44° 31′ 20″ northLongitude
-76.26343° or 76° 15′ 48″ westElevation
118 metres (387 feet)Open location code
87P5GPCP+RJOpenStreetMap ID
way 73947759OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“James Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “James Island”
- French: “James Island (Canada, Ontario)”
- Swedish: “James Island”
- Turkish: “James Adası”
- Turkish: “James Island”
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