Queenston, Niagara-on-the-Lake

#17 among attractions in Niagara-on-the-Lake

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Queenston is a compact rural community and unincorporated place 5 kilometres north of Niagara Falls in the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. It is bordered by Highway 405 to the south and the Niagara River to the east; its location at the eponymous Queenston Heights on the Niagara Escarpment led to the establishment of the Queenston Quarry in the area. Across the river and the Canada–US border is the village of Lewiston, New York. The Lewiston-Queenston Bridge links the two communities. This village is at the point where the Niagara River began eroding the Niagara Escarpment. During the ensuing 12,000 years the Falls cut an 11 kilometres long gorge in the Escarpment southward to its present-day position. ()

Alternative names: Settled: 1770Coordinates: 43°9'54"N, 79°3'21"W

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Queenston – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brock's Monument, Lewiston–Queenston Bridge, Queenston Heights Park, RiverBrink Art Museum.

~1940 ftSE
Historical place, Memorial
Brock's Monument, Niagara-on-the-Lake
10 min walk • Brock's Monument is a 56-metre column atop Queenston Heights in Queenston, Ontario, Canada, dedicated to Major General Sir Isaac Brock, one of Canada's heroes of the War of 1812.
1 miSE
Bridge
Lewiston–Queenston Bridge, Niagara-on-the-Lake
25 min walk • The Lewiston–Queenston Bridge, also known as the Queenston–Lewiston Bridge, is an arch bridge that crosses the Niagara River gorge just south of the Niagara Escarpment. The bridge was officially opened on November 1, 1962. It is an international bridge between the United States and Canada.
0.4 miS
Memorial, Park, Historical place
Queenston Heights Park
11 min walk • The Queenston Heights is a geographical feature of the Niagara Escarpment immediately above the village of Queenston, Ontario, Canada. Its geography is a promontory formed where the escarpment is divided by the Niagara River. The promontory forms a cliff face of approximately 100 m.
~1960 ftN
Museum, Art museum
RiverBrink Art Museum
10 min walk • RiverBrink Art Museum is located on the Niagara Parkway in the historic village of Queenston, Niagara-on-the-Lake. Open to the public since 1983, the museum is home to a unique collection of over 1,400 works by Canadian and international artists.
0.4 miSE
Forts and castles
Fort Drummond
10 min walk • Fort Drummond was the site of a redoubt and battery from the War of 1812 and located within Queenston Heights. The U-shaped structure was an earthworks rather than a wood, brick or rock construction.
~1150 ftNW
Vernacular architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Willowbank Estate, Niagara-on-the-Lake
6 min walk • Willowbank is a mansion in Queenston, Ontario, Canada.
0.4 miW
Neighbourhood
Stamford Township, Niagara Falls
12 min walk • Stamford Township is a former incorporated and now geographic township in Upper Canada, later Ontario, on the Niagara Peninsula. It was originally designated Township #2 in the Home District of the Quebec Colony in Canada.
~1160 ftSE
43°9'44"N • 79°3'13"W
Mackenzie Printery and Newspaper Museum - Niagara Parks Heritage, Niagara Falls
6 min walk • Museum

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Nearby attractions include Willowbank Estate, Niagara-on-the-Lake (6 min walk), Mackenzie Printery and Newspaper Museum - Niagara Parks Heritage, Niagara Falls (6 min walk), Brock's Monument, Niagara-on-the-Lake (10 min walk), Stamford Township, Niagara Falls (12 min walk).