American Falls
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.Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cliff
- Description: waterfall of the Niagara Falls
- Wheelchair access: yes
Notable Places in the Area
Bridal Veil Falls
Waterfall
Bridal Veil Falls is the smallest of the three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls.
Luna Island
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Luna Island is a very small uninhabited island in the Niagara River in the U.S. state of New York. Luna Island is situated 160 metres south of American Falls.
Prospect Point Observation Tower
Photo: Don-vip, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Prospect Point Observation Tower is a tower in Niagara Falls, New York, United States just east of the American Falls. Prospect Point Observation Tower is situated 260 metres north of American 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.
Three Sisters Islands
Locality
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
43°04′41″N 79°03′58″W / 43.078081°N 79.066039°W Three Sisters Islands, viewed from Goat Island, in the Niagara River at Niagara Falls, New YorkThe Three Sisters Islands are islands which lie off the south shoreline of Goat Island.
Niagara Falls
Photo: Evilarry, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Niagara Falls, Ontario, is the self-proclaimed "Honeymoon Capital of the World".
American Falls
- Categories: waterfall, tourism, tourist attraction and landform
- Location: Niagara County, Niagara Frontier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.08474° or 43° 5' 5" northLongitude
-79.07003° or 79° 4' 12" westHeight
34 metres (112 feet)Open Location Code
87M23WMH+VXOpenStreetMap ID
way 217355188OpenStreetMap Feature
natural=cliffOpenStreetMap Feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap Feature
waterway=waterfallOpenStreetMap Attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1320475American Falls Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Albanian: American Falls
- Basque: Amerikar ur-jauziak
- Cebuano: American Falls
- Chinese: 美國瀑布
- Czech: Americké vodopády
- Czech: Americký vodopád
- Dutch: American Falls
- Egyptian Arabic: اميريكان فالس
- French: Chutes américaines
- French: chutes américaines
- German: American Falls
- Japanese: アメリカ滝
- Korean: 미국 폭포
- Korean: 아메리카 폭포
- Korean: 아메리칸 폭포
- Persian: آبشار آمریکایی
- Persian: آبشار ایالات متحدهیی
- Persian: ابشار امریکایی
- Persian: ابشار ایالات متحدهیی
- Polish: Wodospad Amerykański
- Portuguese: Cataratas Americanas
- Russian: Американский водопад
- Slovak: Americké vodopády
- Slovenian: American Falls
- Slovenian: Ameriški slap
- Spanish: American Falls
- Swedish: American Falls
- Swedish: Amerikanska fallen
Other Places Named American Falls
Landmarks in the Area
- American FallsWaterfall
- Robinson IslandIslet
- Bridal Veil FallsCliff, 140 metres southwest
- Prospect Point
Places in the Area
- Nikola Tesla MemorialWork of art, 210 metres south
- Prospect PointRestaurant, 220 metres northeast
- Cave of the WindsRetail building, 270 metres south
Popular Destinations in Niagara County
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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 American Falls. Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.