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Niagara Falls (New York)
One of the world's most powerful and famous waterfalls, where the Niagara River plunges over 160 feet at the US-Canada border.
29 km · about 35 min drive
North AmericaUnited StatesNew York
Lockport
New York, United States · North America
About Lockport
Lockport is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Rapids, 29km from Niagara Falls (New York).
Lockport is in New York, United States, with about 21,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Rapids, about 9 km away.
Lockport (Seneca: Jodö:sho:t) is both a city and the town that surrounds it in Niagara County, New York, United States. Lockport is a northern suburb of Buffalo. The city is the Niagara county seat; as of the 2020 census, Lockport had a population of 20,876.
Its name derives from a set of locks (Lock Numbers 34 andRead more
35) in the Erie Canal within the city that were built to allow canal barges to traverse the sixty-foot (18 m) natural drop of the Niagara Escarpment. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area.
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What is there to see near Lockport?
Within an hour or so of Lockport: Niagara Falls (New York) (29 km), Niagara-on-the-Lake (32 km), Niagara Falls (Canada) (33 km), Horseshoe Falls (Canadian Side) (33 km).
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Lockport is in New York, United States, about 9 km from Rapids.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 20,624
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- New York
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 43.1706, -78.6903
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Essential numbers in United States
AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Lockport
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Niagara-on-the-Lake
A charming heritage town at the mouth of the Niagara River with award-winning wineries, the Shaw Festival theatre, and beautiful 19th-century streetscapes.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Niagara Falls (Canada)
The Canadian side offers the most dramatic views of the Horseshoe Falls, with the Journey Behind the Falls experience and Niagara Parks botanical gardens.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Horseshoe Falls (Canadian Side)
The most powerful waterfall in North America, where 90 per cent of the Niagara River's flow plummets over the curved brink.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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