Fort Erie, Ontario

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Fort Erie, Ontario is a Canadian town in the Niagara Region located directly across the Niagara River from Buffalo, New York, known for its historic fort and strategic border position.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
adjacentToWaterBody Lake Erie
Niagara River
areaCode 289
365
905
borderCrossingTo Buffalo
surface form: Buffalo, New York
borderCrossingType road
borderWith United States of America
surface form: United States
connectedByBridgeTo Buffalo
surface form: Buffalo, New York
containsCommunity Bridgeburg
Crystal Beach
Ridgeway
Stevensville
country Canada
governingBody Fort Erie Town Council
hasBorderFacility Canada Border Services Agency
surface form: Canada Border Services Agency port of entry
hasClimate humid continental climate
hasEconomicActivity cross-border trade
tourism
hasHeritageSite Old Fort Erie
hasNeighbouringMunicipality Niagara Falls, Ontario
Port Colborne
surface form: Port Colborne, Ontario

Ridgeway, Ontario
Wainfleet, Ontario
hasPart Old Fort Erie
hasSportsVenue Fort Erie Race Track
hasTouristAttraction Old Fort Erie
surface form: Old Fort Erie National Historic Site
hasTransportInfrastructure Peace Bridge
historicalEventLocation War of 1812 battles
knownFor historic fort
strategic border position
locatedIn Niagara Region
Southern Ontario
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Regional Municipality of Niagara
locatedInCensusDivision Niagara Region
surface form: Niagara Regional Municipality
locatedInFederalElectoralDistrict Niagara Falls, Ontario
surface form: Niagara Falls (federal electoral district)
locatedInMetropolitanArea St. Catharines–Niagara metropolitan area
surface form: St. Catharines–Niagara Census Metropolitan Area
locatedInProvincialElectoralDistrict Niagara Falls, Ontario
surface form: Niagara Falls (provincial electoral district)
locatedOn Niagara River
northeast shore of Lake Erie
locatedOpposite Buffalo
surface form: Buffalo, New York
observesDaylightSavingTime true
officialLanguage English
partOf Golden Horseshoe
postalCodePrefix L2A
province Ontario
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Niagara River flowsPast Fort Erie, Ontario
United States and Canada hasMajorBorderCrossings Fort Erie, Ontario
this entity surface form: Buffalo–Fort Erie
Niagara Movement locationOfInception Fort Erie, Ontario
this entity surface form: Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada
Queen Elizabeth Way terminusCity Fort Erie, Ontario
this entity surface form: Fort Erie
Niagara Falls region contains Fort Erie, Ontario
this entity surface form: Fort Erie
Niagara Region hasTown Fort Erie, Ontario
this entity surface form: Fort Erie
Port Colborne locatedNear Fort Erie, Ontario
this entity surface form: Fort Erie
Fenian Raids hasLocation Fort Erie, Ontario
British posts in the Old Northwest hasPart Fort Erie, Ontario
this entity surface form: Fort Erie
Siege of Fort Erie location Fort Erie, Ontario
this entity surface form: Fort Erie, Upper Canada
Siege of Fort Erie fortification Fort Erie, Ontario
this entity surface form: Fort Erie
Niagara Parkway connects Fort Erie, Ontario
Niagara Parkway terminusSouth Fort Erie, Ontario
Regional Municipality of Niagara hasTown Fort Erie, Ontario
north shore of Lake Erie hasTown Fort Erie, Ontario
this entity surface form: Fort Erie
Peace Bridge connects Fort Erie, Ontario
Peace Bridge locatedIn Fort Erie, Ontario
Welland River flowsThrough Fort Erie, Ontario
this entity surface form: Town of Fort Erie