Fonthill, Pelham

#3 among attractions in Pelham

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Fonthill is a community in the town of Pelham, Ontario, Canada. It has a few small industries, but is primarily a residential suburb known for its fruit orchards, nature trails, and neighbourly attitude. As a bedroom community, most residents commute to Welland, St. Catharines and some as far as Buffalo, Hamilton and Toronto daily for work. ()

Coordinates: 43°2'41"N, 79°17'3"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Seaway Mall, Morningstar Mill, Merrittville Speedway, Welland Canal Bridge 11.

2.8 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Seaway Mall, Welland
71 min walk • Seaway Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Welland, Ontario, Canada. The mall has 500,000 square feet of space and includes tenants such as Sport Chek, Cineplex Entertainment, Winners and Shoppers Drug Mart.
4.6 miN
Specialty museum, Museum
Morningstar Mill, St. Catharines
118 min walk • Nestled in the historic city of St. Catharines, Ontario, Morningstar Mill offers a unique window into Canada’s industrial heritage. This charming museum is not just a picturesque site; it is a testament to the ingenuity of the 19th century and the perseverance of...
2.7 miNE
Sport, Sport venue
Merrittville Speedway, Thorold
69 min walk • Merrittville Speedway is a 3/8 mile dirt short track motor racing oval, located 20 minutes west of Niagara Falls, in Thorold, Ontario, Canada.
4.3 miNE
Bridge
Welland Canal Bridge 11, Thorold
110 min walk • Bridge 11, also known as the Allanburg Bridge, is a vertical-lift bridge over the Welland Canal within the City of Thorold and community of Allanburg, Ontario, Canada. The location was used for the groundbreaking ceremony for the canal. It was constructed and completed in 1930.
4.7 miN
Bridge
DeCou House, Thorold
119 min walk • DeCew House was built c.1808 in Thorold Township, Upper Canada. The two-story house had limestone walls 66 centimetres thick. DeCew was a captain in the 2nd Lincoln Militia during the War of 1812, and also spent almost a year as a prisoner of war.
4.4 miNE
Canal
Welland Canal, Thorold
112 min walk • The Welland Canal is a ship canal in Ontario, Canada, connecting Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. It forms a key section of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes Waterway. Traversing the Niagara Peninsula from Port Weller in St.
4.6 miS
42°58'42"N • 79°17'11"W
Sparrow Lakes Golf Course, Welland
118 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
4.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Gibson, Thorold
125 min walk • Lake Gibson is a lake near Thorold in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada. The lake is not natural, but rather was created as a reservoir for hydroelectric power generation at the Ontario Power Generation Decew Falls 1 and Decew Falls 2 generating stations.
5.6 miNW
43°5'45"N • 79°22'9"W
Sawmill Golf Course, Pelham
142 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
2.8 miE
Canal
Welland Recreational Waterway, Thorold
72 min walk • The Welland Recreational Waterway is a water channel in the city of Welland, Ontario, Canada. It is an old alignment of the Welland Ship Canal that was abandoned after the construction of the Welland By-Pass in the 1970s.
3.2 miW
Park, Tree
Comfort Maple, Pelham
83 min walk • The Comfort Maple tree is an individual sugar maple located in Comfort Maple Conservation Area in the Town of Pelham, Ontario. The tree is estimated to be about 500 years old. If correct, it would make this one of the oldest sugar maple trees in Canada. The tree is named for the Comfort family, who acquired the land in 1816.