Fort York
Fort York is an early 19th-century military fortification in the Fort York neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The fort housed members of the British and Canadian militaries and defended the entrance to Toronto Harbour.Photo: Secondarywaltz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historic site in Toronto, Canada
- Address: 250 Fort York Boulevard, Toronto
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include CN Tower and Rogers Centre.
CN Tower
Photo: Larry Koester, CC BY 2.0.
The CN Tower is a 553.3 m-high communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Completed in 1976, it is located in downtown Toronto, built on the former Railway Lands. CN Tower is situated 1¼ km east of Fort York.
Rogers Centre
Stadium
Photo: Fabian Roudra Baroi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rogers Centre is a retractable roof stadium in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated at the base of the CN Tower near the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Rogers Centre is situated 1¼ km east of Fort York.
BMO Field
Stadium
BMO Field is an outdoor stadium located at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Constructed on the former Exhibition Stadium site and first opened in 2007, it is the home field of Toronto FC of Major League Soccer and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. BMO Field is situated 1½ km southwest of Fort York.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort York and CityPlace.
Fort York
Neighborhood
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort York, also known as Garrison, is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located west of Downtown Toronto, north of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, and east of Exhibition Place along the shores of Lake Ontario.
CityPlace
Neighborhood
CityPlace is a neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, within the former Railway Lands. When completed, this area will be the largest residential development ever created in Toronto.
Niagara
Neighborhood
Photo: GTD Aquitaine, Public domain.
Niagara is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located south of Queen Street West; it is usually bordered by Strachan Avenue to the west, Bathurst Street to the east, and the railway corridor to the south, and so named because Niagara Street runs through the centre of it.
Fort York
- Categories: military museum, fort, and tourism
- Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.63903° or 43° 38′ 21″ northLongitude
-79.40329° or 79° 24′ 12″ westElevation
79 metres (259 feet)Open location code
87M2JHQW+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 13740577OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Fort York” goes by many names.
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