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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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Welland
Ontario, Canada · North America
About Welland
Welland is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Port Colborne, 18km from Niagara Falls (Canada).
Welland is in Ontario, Canada, with about 52,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Port Colborne, about 9 km away.
Welland is a city in the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Southern Ontario, Canada. As of 2021, it had a population of 55,750.
The city is in the centre of Niagara and located within a half-hour driving distance to Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, St. Catharines, and Port Colborne. It has been traditionallyRead more
known as the place where rails and water meet, referring to the railways from Buffalo to Toronto and Southwestern Ontario, and the waterways of Welland Canal and Welland River, which played a great role in the city's development. The city has developed on both sides of the Welland River and Welland Canal, which connects Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
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What is there to see near Welland?
Within an hour or so of Welland: Niagara Falls (Canada) (18 km), Horseshoe Falls (Canadian Side) (18 km), Niagara Falls (New York) (21 km), Niagara-on-the-Lake (33 km).
Where is Welland?
Welland is in Ontario, Canada, about 9 km from Port Colborne.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 52,293
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- Ontario
- Timezone
- America/Toronto
- Coordinates
- 42.9834, -79.2496
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CAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Winter tyres mandatory in Quebec December–March.
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Worth the detour from Welland
4 notable places within an hour's 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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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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.
21 km · about 25 min 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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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