West Street Launch Ramp

West Street Launch Ramp is a slipway in Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario. West Street Launch Ramp is situated nearby to An Gorta Mor Park, as well as near PumpHouse Museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Murney Tower and Museum of Health Care.

Murney Tower

Museum

Photo: Carlb, Public domain.

Murney Tower is a Martello tower in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, whose construction dates to January 1846. The tower was built in response to the Oregon Crisis, which was a tense dispute over the border between British North America and the United States in the 1840s. Murney Tower is situated 430 metres southwest of West Street Launch Ramp.

Museum of Health Care

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Canadian Museum of Health Care is located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada in the Ann Baillie Building on the Kingston General Hospital site and covers medical history from the 18th century to the modern era. Museum of Health Care is situated 540 metres west of West Street Launch Ramp.

Kingston General Hospital

Hospital

Photo: P199, Public domain.

The Kingston General Hospital site is an acute-care teaching hospital affiliated with Queen's University located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Along with the Hotel Dieu Hospital site, these hospitals form Kingston Health Sciences Centre which delivers health… Kingston General Hospital is situated 620 metres west of West Street Launch Ramp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kingston and University District.

Kingston

Photo: S23678, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kingston is one of the most historic cities in Canada with many churches, old buildings, picturesque neighbourhoods, and 19th-century fortifications. The city provides venues for nightlife such as clubbing and pubbing, and provides weekend escapes for people living in the neighbouring cities of Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto.

University District

Neighborhood

The University District is a neighbourhood in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It encompasses and surrounds Queen's University and is largely inhabited by students and employees of the university.

Portsmouth

Neighborhood

Photo: Wolvog22, Public domain.

Portsmouth Village is a formerly incorporated village in Ontario which was annexed to become a neighbourhood of Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1952. The village was founded in 1784 by United Empire Loyalists. Portsmouth is situated 3 km west of West Street Launch Ramp.

West Street Launch Ramp

Type: Slipway
Categories: recreation area and transportation
Location: Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

44.22384° or 44° 13′ 26″ north

Longitude

-76.48548° or 76° 29′ 8″ west

Open location code

87P56GF7+GR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 33264094

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=slipway

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Highlights include An Gorta Mor Park and PumpHouse Museum.

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