Well known throughout Canada and the world as a centre for sport, Hamilton is proud to welcome the world. Hamilton Harbour's unique climatic, geographic and hydrographic conditions make it an ideal venue for dinghy racing. Its proximity to Niagara Falls, Toronto, and other popular tourism destinations make Hamilton an excellent base for day trips.
The harbour contains about 7.93 million cubic metres of water (enough to fill about 87,000 average sized backyard swimming pools).
Some of the harbour's vital statistics:
- 45 kilometres of shoreline
- 2,160 hectares of surface area (or 21.6 square kilometres)
- Average depth of 13 metres
- Maximum depth of 25 metres
- A watershed area of about 500 square kilometres
- The harbour is 6.4 kilometres long and 5.6 kilometres wide at its widest point
 City of Hamilton (official site)
Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation
Hamilton Accomodations
Tourism Hamilton
Federation of Ontario Bed & Breakfast Association
Ontario Tourism Network
Please note: no space is available on site at RHYC for camping or motor homes
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