Fort · Kingston · Ontario

Fort Henry

Fort Henry is a historic fort and National historic site of Canada. Inside Kingston’s municipal boundary is where it stands. Top of the 11 other places within 15 km is Fort Frontenac, 1.6 km off.

Photo: Fort Henry, McCarthy Aero Service Ltd. (Public domain)

Where

In Kingston

inside the municipal boundary

How well known

Top 4%

#190 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–25°C

In brief

Fort in Kingston

Among the best-known places to visit in Canada

By coverage it ranks #190 of the 5,181 places on our Canadian list. About ↓

Inside Kingston

Fort Henry lies within the municipal boundary of Kingston. 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.

When to go

Month by month

If warmth matters, go May to September: Kingston reaches 18–25°C.

Jan-3° / -12°86 mm

Feb-2° / -11°61 mm

Mar3° / -6°65 mm

Apr10° / 1°88 mm

May18° / 7°84 mm

Jun22° / 13°90 mm

Jul25° / 16°68 mm

Aug25° / 15°75 mm

Sep21° / 11°100 mm

Oct14° / 5°96 mm

Nov8° / -1°88 mm

Dec2° / -6°83 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Kingston, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals for Kingston (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Precipitation comes from Centreville, 35 km away. Kingston’s full climate →

About

Fort Henry

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 7 languages.

Fort Henry on Wikipedia ↗

Its historic-place page →

Type: Fort
Listed: National Historic Site of Canada
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: in Kingston
Official site: forthenry.com

Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.

Plan your visit

Hours, entry and address

Address1 fort henry drive kingston

Address, hours and fees: OpenStreetMap contributors and Wikidata. They change with the seasons: check its site before you go.

The map

Fort Henry at a glance

Use the numbers to match each place near Fort Henry with the list.

Towns near it

Towns that list Fort Henry

With 149,527 people, Kingston is the largest of the 4. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Kingston

149,527 people · 43 places to visit

2 · 2.8 km east of it

Frontenac Islands

1,963 people · 40 places to visit

3 · 19 km west of it

Loyalist

19,761 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 24 km northwest of it

South Frontenac

21,599 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where Fort Henry is	People	Places to visit
Kingston	It’s in town	149,527	43
Frontenac Islands	2.8 km east of it	1,963	40
Loyalist	19 km west of it	19,761	5
South Frontenac	24 km northwest of it	21,599	3

Make a day of it

Pair Fort Henry with these

FortFort Frontenac1.6 km away 2

National historic site · Parks CanadaCedar Island Cathcart Tower800 m away

Fort · Parks CanadaShoal Tower1.6 km away

FortFort Frederick900 m away 5

MuseumKingston Dry Dock2 km away 6

CathedralSt. George's Cathedral1.9 km away 7

MuseumMilitary Communications and Electronics Museum2.1 km away 8

MuseumRoyal Military College of Canada Museum800 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Before visiting Fort Henry

Where is Fort Henry?

Fort Henry is in Kingston, Ontario, inside the town’s municipal boundary.

What is Fort Henry?

Historic fort and National historic Site of Canada.

How well known is Fort Henry?

Ranked by how many Wikipedias cover it, Fort Henry is #190 in Canada.

When is the best time to visit Fort Henry?

The warm months in Kingston run May to September, with afternoons at 18–25°C on the 1991–2020 normals.

Is Fort Henry 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 (9)

Fort Henry: McCarthy Aero Service Ltd., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Fort Frontenac: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cedar Island Cathcart Tower: Clayton MacLeod, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Shoal Tower: Preeteesh Singh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fort Frederick: Martin St-Amant, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Kingston Dry Dock: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
St. George's Cathedral: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Military Communications and Electronics Museum: cygk, CC BY 2.0, 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).