Fort Niagara Light

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.

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Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in New York, United States
Also known as: “Fort Niagara light” and “Fort Niagara Lighthouse”
Address: 3 Scott Avenue, Youngstown, NY 14174

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Niagara Beach and Fort George.

Fort Niagara Beach

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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 Beach is situated 790 feet northwest of Fort Niagara Light.

Fort George

Park

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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 Fort Niagara Light.

St. Mark’s Church

Church

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St. Mark's Church is a historic Anglican church in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. It is the oldest church in the Diocese of Niagara and the second oldest Anglican church in Ontario. St. Mark’s Church is situated 3,000 feet southwest of Fort Niagara Light.

Places in the Area

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

Niagara-on-the-Lake

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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

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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 Fort Niagara Light.

Fort Niagara Light

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

43.26177° or 43° 15′ 42″ north

Longitude

-79.0606° or 79° 3′ 38″ west

Inception

1871

Open location code

87M27W6Q+PQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 797539165

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=lighthouse

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

Wikidata ID

Q5471754

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Russian—“Fort Niagara Light” goes by many names.

French: “phare de Fort Niagara”
French: “Phare de Fort Niagara”
Russian: “Маяк Форт-Ниагара”

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Highlights include 1812 Cemetery and Porte des Cinq Nations.

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