Skip to content

Fort Niagara Lighthouse

Fort Niagara Lighthouse is a lighthouse in New York, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. The nearest named place is Oil Shed, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 0.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1872.

Wikidata Q5471754, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1871

How to reach it

Coordinates43.26177, -79.06058

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Balls Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Falkner Park: 0.9 mi
  • Porter on the Lake Park: 3.9 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 4.2 mi
  • Lewiston Landing Park: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 42
Attractions: 40
Museums: 23
Waterfalls: 9
Nature reserves: 6
Gardens: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Area #2: 0.4 mi
  • Picnic Area #1: 0.5 mi
  • Locust Grove Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Eco Island: 17.6 mi
  • Pavilion #2: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Peaks: 2
  • Sledding Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Sledding hill: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 2
Lighthouses: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5119:29
June solstice05:3720:1721:01
September equinox07:0418:3819:16
December solstice07:4615:5816:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262734455767737164534232
Precip in2.42.22.74.12.93.23.22.23.22.92.72.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Youngstown, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 84002809OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Fort Niagara Light, reference 84002809, listed 07/19/84.

OpenStreetMap element way/797539165

More lighthouses in New York

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Fort Niagara Lighthouse.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens