Powder magazine

Powder magazine is a historic building in Town of Porter, Niagara County, New York. Powder magazine is situated near the historic building Log cabin, as well as near Provision storehouse.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fort Niagara Beach and Fort Niagara Light.

Fort Niagara Beach

Photo: Charny, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Niagara, also known as Old Fort Niagara, is a fortification originally built by New France to protect its interests in North America, specifically control of access between the Niagara River and Lake Ontario, the easternmost of the Great Lakes.

Fort Niagara Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Florence88, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Niagara Light is an inactive lighthouse on the Niagara River on the south shore of Lake Ontario in New York state. It is located on the grounds of Fort Niagara. This light house is complimented by two range lights in Niagara-on-the-Lake built on 1904. Fort Niagara Light is situated 670 feet east of Powder magazine.

Fort George

Park

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Fort George was a military fortification in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. The fort was used by the British Army, the Canadian militia, and the United States Army for a brief period. Fort George is situated 1 mile south of Powder magazine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niagara-on-the-Lake and Youngstown.

Niagara-on-the-Lake

Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Niagara-on-the-Lake is a town of 19,000 people in the Niagara Region of Ontario. It sits on the shore of Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Niagara River.

Youngstown

Photo: Florence88, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Youngstown is the northwesternmost community in the state of New York. Its strategic location at the mouth of the Niagara River, on the border with Canada, made it a prime site for fortifications, the last of which has stood just north of the village since 1726.

Towers Corners

Hamlet

Towers Corners is a hamlet in the town of Porter in Niagara County, New York, United States. Towers Corners is situated 2½ miles east of Powder magazine.

Powder magazine

Type: Historic building
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Town of Porter, Niagara County, Niagara Frontier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.26206° or 43° 15′ 43″ north

Longitude

-79.06308° or 79° 3′ 47″ west

Open location code

87M27W6P+RQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 117216459

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Log cabin and Provision storehouse.

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