Rankine Generating Station
The Rankine Generating Station is a former hydro-electric generating station along the Canadian side of the Niagara River in Niagara Falls, Ontario, slightly downstream from the older Toronto Power Generating Station.Photo: Peter Broster, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: historic site in Ontario, Canada
- Also known as: “Toronto Power Generating Station”
- Inscription: “Electrical Development Co of Ontario Limited AD 1906”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Niagara Scow and Horseshoe Falls.
Niagara Scow
Disaster remains
Photo: Diego Torres Silvestre, CC BY 2.0.
The Niagara Scow is the unofficial name of the wreck of a small scow that brought two men perilously close to plunging over the Horseshoe Falls, the largest of the Niagara Falls, in 1918. The wreck can still be seen, upstream of the falls. Niagara Scow is situated 230 metres northeast of Rankine Generating Station.
Horseshoe Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Horseshoe Falls is the largest of the three waterfalls that collectively form Niagara Falls on the Niagara River along the Canada–United States border.
Goat Island
Islet
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Goat Island is a small island in the Niagara River, in the middle of Niagara Falls between the Bridal Veil Falls and the Horseshoe Falls. The island is at the southwest corner of the City of Niagara Falls, New York, in the United States and is part of Niagara Falls State Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Niagara Falls and Chippawa.
Niagara Falls
Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 48,671. It is adjacent to the Niagara River, across from the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and named after the famed Niagara Falls which they share.
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.
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.
Rankine Generating Station
- Categories: power station and historic site
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.07205° or 43° 4′ 19″ northLongitude
-79.07374° or 79° 4′ 26″ westOpen location code
87M23WCG+RGOpenStreetMap ID
way 60783696OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=powerplantWikidata ID
Q7293280
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