Skylon Tower
The Skylon Tower, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is an observation tower that overlooks both the American Falls, New York, and the larger Horseshoe Falls, Ontario, from the Canadian side of the Niagara River.Photo: Ingelbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: observation tower in Niagara Falls, Canada
- Address: 5200 Robinson Street
Notable Places in the Area
Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort
Photo: Philcomanforterie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
43°04′58″N 79°04′51″W / 43.082806°N 79.080845°W The Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, commonly known as Fallsview Casino, is a resort casino in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort is situated 330 metres south of Skylon Tower.
American Falls
Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The American Falls is the second largest of the three waterfalls that together are known as Niagara Falls on the Niagara River along the Canada–United States border. American Falls is situated 790 metres east of Skylon Tower.
Bridal Veil Falls
Bridal Veil Falls is the smallest of the three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls.Localities in the Area
Niagara Falls
Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Niagara Falls is in the Niagara Frontier region of New York state.
Niagara Falls
Photo: Evilarry, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Niagara Falls, Ontario, is the self-proclaimed "Honeymoon Capital of the World".
Chippawa
Chippawa is a community located within the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario. Chippawa is situated 3½ km southeast of Skylon Tower.Skylon Tower
- Categories: observation tower, tower, building and tourism
- Location: Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.08514° or 43° 5' 7" northLongitude
-79.07969° or 79° 4' 47" westElevation
190 metres (623 feet)Levels
3Open Location Code
87M23WPC+34OpenStreetMap ID
way 241004747OpenStreetMap Feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap Feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap Feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11962586Wikidata ID
Q1208032Skylon Tower Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: برج سكيلون
- Asturian: Torre Skylon
- Basque: Skylon dorrea
- Chinese: 觀瀑塔
- Czech: Skylon Tower
- Dutch: Skylon Tower
- Egyptian Arabic: برج سكيلون
- French: Skylon Tower
- French: Tour Skylon
- French: tour Skylon
- German: Skylon Tower
- Hebrew: מגדל סקיילון
- Italian: Skylon Tower
- Japanese: スカイロン・タワー
- Kannada: ಸ್ಕೈಲಾನ್ ಟವರ್ ನ ತಿರುಗುವ ಹೋಟೆಲ್
- Korean: 스카이론 타워
- Korean: 스카일론 타워
- Literary Chinese: 觀瀑塔
- Persian: برج اسکایلان
- Portuguese: Skylon Tower
- Romanian: Skylon Tower
- Slovak: Skylon Tower
- Spanish: Skylon Tower
- Spanish: Torre Skylon
- Turkish: Skylon Kulesi
- Vietnamese: Tháp Skylon
- 스카일런 타워
In the Area
Localities
- Little ItalyNeighbourhood, 4 km east
- Pletchers CornersHamlet, 8 km northeast
- St. DavidsVillage, 8 km north
- QueenstonVillage, 9 km north
- La SalleHamlet, 9 km east
- Lewiston HeightsHamlet, 10 km northeast
Other Places
- Tickets & ReservationsTicket shop
- Skylon Tower ParkingParking lot
- Skylon TowerBus stop, 130 metres north
- Orange JuliusFast food restaurant, 130 metres south
- Mr. SubFast food restaurant, 140 metres south
- StarbucksCoffeehouse, 140 metres south
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Skylon Tower. Photo: Ingelbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.