N – Niagara Fall – Beauty of The United States
Niagara Falls | United States
The season to explore is here! And all of you must be searching for a perfect getaway destination. If you’re a water baby, then Niagara Fall should be in your Bucket List! Niagara fall, situated on US and Canadian Border, separates the province of Ontario and New York State. Niagara fall is combined of three waterfalls namely, Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls, and the Bridal Veil Falls. Horseshoe is the largest fall amongst these three. It lies on the border of the United States and Canada; while other two waterfalls completely lie in the US. Niagara is a quite famous tourist location due to all the water sports and boating which you can enjoy there! Open jet boating is the most popular boating option which the tourists enjoy.
Some Cool Facts about Niagara Fall!
The Falls at Niagara are back from 12,000 years! Vertical height for the Niagara falls in about 176 feet. About 189.6K tons of water flow over the Falls of Niagara in a single minute. This water after processing is used for Fishing, Industrial cooling water supply, drinking water and Hydro-power generation. Today, this generates about 2.4 millions of power, which is the fourth largest hydroelectric power plant in the United States. About more than 13 million tourists visit Niagara falls every Year! Some portion of the Pirates of the Caribbean was filmed at these Falls.
Formation and Erosion of Niagara Fall.
Formation of the Niagara Falls was during the end of the Ice Age. When the heavy flow of water was released from the melting ice, it drained into the Niagara River. Ultimately, as due to the force of the water got eroded and The Falls moved upstream. The erosion rate is 3 to 4 inches every ten years. After seeing the current erosion rate of the falls, it is believed by the scientists that the Niagara Falls will be fully eroded by 50,000 years!
How to get there?
There are Buses, flights, and train available from Toronto and New York to take you down on Niagara Falls. You can also drive down on your own! If you’re driving from Toronto, Highway Queen Elizabeth Way is the main Route. It approximately takes one and a half hour to reach if the traffic is not much! You can reach there easily even if you’re in the United States. From Buffalo (New York) it just takes half an hour to reach Horseshoe Falls. There is a Rainbow Bridge which will take you to Niagara Falls. If you are planning to travel by Air from Toronto, then you can take a flight from Billy Bishop Airport(YTZ) or Lester B Pearson Airport(YYZ). Seasonal GO train and Maple Leaf train are the two trains which will take you to the Niagara Falls. And multiple bus services like Public Transit, Mega Bus and Greyhound are available from Toronto. And if you’re planning to visit Niagara Falls then you need the United States Visa!
Best time to Visit
The peak season to visit the Niagara fall is between May to September. As the mild weather is the perfect time to enjoy the fall and also the engaging activities like boating and Journey behind the falls. The Fares and the hotel stays are the most costly during this time. The Niagara Falls is also quite popular for the grape harvest in the period between December to March. So a glass of wine is sure a feather in one’s cap! It’s also considerably economical during this period.
Sweetannu wrote this post for Letter N, #BlogchatterA2Z Challenge. Here is my previous post M – Magical Marrakech
20 Comments
Samira Gupta
Lovely Niagra falls with all relevant info. Thanks for sharing.
sweetannu
Glad you liked it. Thanks
Vartika Gakhar
This is the second post on Niagra I am reading today, I wrote about Indian Niagra falls yesterday. This is my dream destination and I really hope to visit it someday soon. Thanks for sharing this detailed post.
sweetannu
I read yr post on Indian Niagara falls. It was brilliant dear. Will check yr post today. A tad bit behind on my reading list
Pr@Gun
12000 years wow since the ice age, I didn’t know this fact, thanks for sharing all info about Niagara.
sweetannu
So glad you read through
Dipika
Such a lovely and heavenly place, truly God’s creation. I always get mesmerized by these falls, how on earth such gigantic falls can freeze to ice in winters.
vidhya Thakkar
Thiss is an amazing place!! loved it
Nikita
Wow, what a nice and informative article. After reading it,I feel like visiting the Niagara falls. Thank you for all the information especially the one about it being 12000 years old.
Noor Anand Chawla
I haven’t yet explored North America and I hope to do it soon. Niagara Falls is definitely on my list. Will bookmark your post for future reference.
Tanya Anand
Niagra Falls has always been on my bucket list. It’s like a dream visit for me. The day I start saving good money (no idea when is that gonna happen), I’ll head to the US just to see these beautiful falls.
Shraddha Bhalla
Thank you for sharing this. Would love to visit this beautiful spot some day
Sapna Bansal
12000 years and 176 feet, such an interesting fact to know..Seems an amazing place to be
Mrinal Kiran
Niagara falls have been a subject of interest for me ever since I read about it in GK books… I had no idea it was getting eroded! Very good post!
SUNDEEP BHATIA
This place is quite high on my bucket list. Maybe this year or maybe next year but I have to do it one day.
Pamela
Such amazing shot. I loved the description, you know Niagra is in my bucket list for long . ‘ll visit soon
Shoestring Travel
Niagra falls is one of the places which I want to visit… I will surely visit this place when I travel to US
Sarvesh Bansal
Waaao. Lovely.
E-World Bus Tours
I enjoyed this post, keep up the great work
zack smith
Nice!