Queenston Heights Park

#319 among destinations in Canada

Memorial, Park, Historical place

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Facts and practical information

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. ()

Elevation: 597 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 43°9'33"N, 79°3'15"W

Location

14184 Niagara ParkwayQueenston L2E 6T2 OntarioCanada

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Day trips

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

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

~480 ftNE
Historical place, Memorial
Brock's Monument, Niagara-on-the-Lake
3 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.
0.6 miSE
Bridge
Lewiston–Queenston Bridge, Niagara-on-the-Lake
16 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.
0.8 miN
Museum, Art museum
RiverBrink Art Museum
20 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.
~650 ftNE
Forts and castles
Fort Drummond
4 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.
0.4 miN
Town, Neighbourhood
Queenston, Niagara-on-the-Lake
11 min walk • 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.
0.6 miN
Vernacular architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Willowbank Estate, Niagara-on-the-Lake
16 min walk • Willowbank is a mansion in Queenston, Ontario, Canada.
0.7 miNW
Neighbourhood
Stamford Township, Niagara Falls
17 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.
~1110 ftN
43°9'44"N • 79°3'13"W
Mackenzie Printery and Newspaper Museum - Niagara Parks Heritage, Niagara Falls
6 min walk • Museum