Fort Frontenac
Fort Frontenac is a fort in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Its status is a National Historic Site of Canada. Nearby, Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception (1 km) heads a list of 10 within 15 km.
Fort in Kingston
Among the best-known places to visit in Canada
Of the 5,181 places to visit we list in Canada, it comes #100 by how widely it is covered. About ↓
Inside Kingston
Fort Frontenac is inside Kingston’s municipal boundary. Towns near it ↓
National Historic Site of Canada
It holds a federal or Québec heritage designation, or sits on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. About ↓
Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Weather through the year
In Kingston the warm season is May to September, with highs of 18–25°C.
Fort Frontenac
- Type
- Fort
- Listed
- National Historic Site of Canada
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 13 languages
- Town
- in Kingston
- Official site
- pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=392
Where it sits
Orange: Fort Frontenac.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Kingston’s municipal boundary. · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Where to base yourself
By population, Kingston leads the 4 with 149,527. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Kingston
Frontenac Islands
Loyalist
South Frontenac
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Fort Frontenac is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | It’s in town | 149,527 | 43 |
| Frontenac Islands | 3.4 km east of it | 1,963 | 40 |
| Loyalist | 17 km west of it | 19,761 | 5 |
| South Frontenac | 23 km northwest of it | 21,599 | 3 |
Close to Fort Frontenac
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception1 km away
Fort · Parks CanadaShoal Tower500 m away
MuseumKingston Dry Dock1 km away4
FortFort Frederick1 km away5
CathedralSt. George's Cathedral600 m away6
MuseumRoyal Military College of Canada Museum1 km away7Art galleryArt galleryMartello Alley300 m away8MuseumMuseumPrincess of Wales' Own Regimental Museum600 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Fort Frontenac in questions
Where is Fort Frontenac?
Fort Frontenac: in Kingston, Ontario, inside the town’s municipal boundary.
What is Fort Frontenac?
Fort in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
When is the best time to visit Fort Frontenac?
In Kingston, May to September are the warmest, with afternoon highs of 18–25°C (ECCC 1991–2020 normals).
Is Fort Frontenac a designated historic place?
Yes: National Historic Site of Canada.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Fort Frontenac: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception: SoftwareSimian (changes by Rabanus Flavus ), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shoal Tower: Preeteesh Singh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingston Dry Dock: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Frederick: Martin St-Amant, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. George's Cathedral: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Military College of Canada Museum: Martin St-Amant, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).