Garrison Common and the Battle of York

Garrison Common and the Battle of York is in Old Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Garrison Common and the Battle of York is situated nearby to the tourism office Fort York Visitor’s Centre, as well as near the military installation Fort York Armoury.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include CN Tower and Fort York.

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 1½ km east of Garrison Common and the Battle of York.

Fort York

Photo: Secondarywaltz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Fort York is situated 320 metres east of Garrison Common and the Battle of 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 1 km southwest of Garrison Common and the Battle of York.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort York and Niagara.

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.

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.

CityPlace

Neighborhood

Photo: Raysonho, CC0.

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.

Garrison Common and the Battle of York

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

43.63804° or 43° 38′ 17″ north

Longitude

-79.407° or 79° 24′ 25″ west

Open location code

87M2JHQV+66

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6491642665

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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