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Attraction · Niagara Falls · Ontario

Skylon Tower

Visitors to Niagara Falls can see Skylon Tower, an attraction. Niagara Falls, 700 m off, heads what is near.

Where
In Niagara Falls
inside the municipal boundary
How well known
Top 29%
#1,476 of 5,181 places we list
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 20–27°C
In brief

Attraction in Niagara Falls

Inside Niagara Falls

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

Jan0° / -8°82 mm
Feb1° / -8°53 mm
Mar5° / -4°70 mm
Apr13° / 2°83 mm
May20° / 8°81 mm
Jun25° / 14°86 mm
Jul27° / 16°84 mm
Aug26° / 15°79 mm
Sep22° / 12°96 mm
Oct15° / 6°89 mm
Nov9° / 0°84 mm
Dec3° / -4°82 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Niagara Falls, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at Welland-Pelham, 17 km from Niagara Falls (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Niagara Falls’ full climate →
About

Skylon Tower

Type
Attraction
Town
in Niagara Falls
Official site
skylon.com
Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.
The map

Map of Skylon Tower and nearby

Skylon Tower sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Niagara Falls’ municipal boundary. · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

Towns near it

Bases near Skylon Tower

Of these 8 towns, the largest is St. Catharines (153,865 people). Its own town comes first, then the towns within 5 km of it and those within 20 km; each has a page of things to do.

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  1. 1Niagara Falls
  2. 2Thorold
  3. 3Niagara-on-the-Lake
  4. 4St. Catharines
  5. 5Welland
  6. 6Pelham
  7. 7Fort Erie
  8. 8Port Colborne
1 · It’s in town

Niagara Falls

113,983 people · 45 places to visit

2 · 12 km west of it

Thorold

33,844 people · 14 places to visit

3 · 16 km northwest of it

Niagara-on-the-Lake

20,080 people · 34 places to visit

4 · 17 km northwest of it

St. Catharines

153,865 people · 21 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Skylon Tower isPeoplePlaces to visit
Niagara FallsIt’s in town113,98345
Thorold12 km west of it33,84414
Niagara-on-the-Lake16 km northwest of it20,08034
St. Catharines17 km northwest of it153,86521
Welland18 km southwest of it66,4807
Pelham20 km southwest of it19,98012
Fort Erie23 km southeast of it37,2268
Port Colborne26 km south of it21,9217
Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Skylon Tower

Pair it with 4 attractions, 2 waterfalls and an art gallery, all within 15 km.

1WaterfallWaterfallNiagara Falls700 m away
2WaterfallWaterfallHorseshoe Falls800 m away
3AttractionNiagara SkyWheel700 m away4Art galleryArt galleryAngelo Rossi Galleria and Studio100 m away5ViewpointViewpointIncline Railway700 m away6AttractionAttractionNiagara’s Fury700 m away7AttractionAttractionNiagara Speedway700 m away8AttractionAttractionGizmos Wax Hands800 m away

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

Skylon Tower: common questions

What is Skylon Tower?

Attraction.

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 (1)

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).