Schoellkopf Power Station
The Schoellkopf Power Station was a series of power generation facilities built on the American shore of the Niagara River below Niagara Falls between 1853 and 1924, and in operation in its final phase until 1956.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Niagara Gorge Discovery Center and Aquarium of Niagara.
Niagara Gorge Discovery Center
Museum
The Niagara Gorge Discovery Center, also known as the Schoellkopf Geological Museum, was a museum within Niagara Falls State Park and the city of Niagara Falls, New York.
Aquarium of Niagara
Public aquarium
The Aquarium of Niagara is a non-profit public aquarium in Niagara Falls, New York dedicated to education and conservation of aquatic life. Founded as a private company by a group of researchers and chemists as a test site for a groundbreaking formula for… Aquarium of Niagara is situated 910 feet northeast of Schoellkopf Power Station.
Bird Kingdom
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bird Kingdom is an aviary in the tourist district of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Opened in May 2003, it is the largest free flying indoor aviary in the world. Bird Kingdom is situated 1,600 feet west of Schoellkopf Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Niagara Falls and Little Italy.
Niagara Falls
Photo: Evilarry, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Niagara Falls, Ontario, is the self-proclaimed "Honeymoon Capital of the World". For over a century, the grandeur of the waterfalls of the Niagara River have attracted tourists to this destination.
Chippawa
Suburb
Photo: Clovermoss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chippawa is a community located within the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario. The village was founded in 1850, and became part of the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario by amalgamation in 1970. Chippawa is situated 2½ miles south of Schoellkopf Power Station.
Schoellkopf Power Station
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Schoellkopf Power Plant Ruins”
- Categories: power station, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Niagara Falls, Niagara County, Niagara Frontier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.0928° or 43° 5′ 34″ northLongitude
-79.06283° or 79° 3′ 46″ westOpen location code
87M23WVP+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 7552809313OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q18355923
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Schoellkopf Power Station”. Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.