Welland Canal
A ship canal across the Niagara Peninsula that lets vessels bypass Niagara Falls between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Ships are lifted and lowered about 99 metres through eight locks, and a viewing platform at St. Catharines lets visitors watch them pass.
- Where
- St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 43.1556, -79.1937
Get the Welland Canal stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Welland Canal. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Ontario volume with your photos and a note.
Near Welland Canal
Niagara Falls 13 km
A group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between Ontario and New York State. The largest is Horseshoe Falls, which straddles the international boundary, and visitors watch it from the Canadian side or from boats at its foot.
Niagara Falls 13 km
Three waterfalls at the head of the Niagara Gorge on the border with Canada: the great Horseshoe Falls, mostly on the Ontario side, and the smaller American and Bridal Veil Falls within New York. Boats carry visitors right into the spray at the foot of the falls.
American Falls 13 km
The second largest of the three falls at Niagara, and the only one lying entirely within the United States. Rather than dropping straight into the river, it crashes onto a slope of fallen boulders, and Prospect Point looks along its very edge.
Niagara Falls State Park 13 km
Recognised as the oldest state park in the United States, it holds the American Falls, the Bridal Veil Falls and part of the Horseshoe Falls. Goat Island and Prospect Point give the closest views of the water from the American side.
Toronto Islands 54 km
A chain of 15 small islands in Lake Ontario, just south of downtown Toronto and reached by a short ferry ride. The car free islands hold beaches, parkland, a small amusement park and sweeping views of the city skyline.
Rogers Centre 56 km
A stadium at the base of the CN Tower, home of the Toronto Blue Jays. When it opened in 1989 as SkyDome, it was the first stadium with a fully retractable roof.
Fort York 56 km
An early 19th century military fortification in Toronto that housed British and Canadian troops and defended the entrance to Toronto Harbour. It has stone lined earthworks and the largest collection of original War of 1812 buildings in Canada.
CN Tower 56 km
A 553.3 metre communications and observation tower in downtown Toronto, built on the former Railway Lands and completed in 1976. Its name comes from Canadian National, the railway company that built it, and it held the record as the world's tallest free standing structure for over three decades.
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Questions
Where is Welland Canal?
Welland Canal is in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Niagara Falls (13 km), Niagara Falls (13 km), American Falls (13 km).
How do I get the Welland Canal stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Welland Canal and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Ontario volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Welland Canal before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Ontario volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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