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Attractions in Bighorn No. 8

In Bighorn No. 8, Museum is the place to visit

Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 5 beyond the one inside Bighorn No. 8’s municipal boundary. There are 3 museums and 3 attractions to choose from. Day-trippers head 13 km out to Nakiska.

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In Bighorn No. 8
1
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Best known

Top of the list in Bighorn No. 8

MuseumMuseumMuseumin townMuseumCanmore Museum and Geoscience Centre2.6 km outside town, to the northwest
AttractionAttractionCowley's Rafter Six Ranch100 m outside town, to the east
AttractionAttractionCross Zee Ranch1.5 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionThe Cheshire Farm3.2 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumNorth West Mounted Police Barracks2.4 km outside town, to the northwest

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

On the map

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The dashed line is Bighorn No. 8’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

By kind

Kind by kind

Museums & galleries 3 museums1 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 3 attractions0 in town · 3 nearby

Green: inside Bighorn No. 8. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Place after place

Attraction3

Cowley's Rafter Six Ranch

Attraction · 100 m outside town, to the east

The one inside Bighorn No. 8 comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.

Historic places in Bighorn No. 8 → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bighorn No. 8 →

Big names nearby

Days out

Ski hillNakiska13 km south
WaterfallBow Falls30 km northwestNational historic site · Parks CanadaCave and Basin32 km northwestMuseumBanff Park Museum31 km northwestAttraction · Parks CanadaBanff Upper Hot Springs30 km northwestSki hillMt Norquay35 km northwestMuseumWhyte Museum31 km northwest
Ski hillSki hillFortress Mountain Resort27 km southwest
WaterfallWaterfallElbow Falls34 km southeast
MuseumBuffalo Nations Luxton Museum31 km northwestNational historic siteSulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station31 km northwest

Places well known beyond Bighorn No. 8 (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Parks Canada property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Visiting Bighorn No. 8: questions

Does Bighorn No. 8 have a museum?

Yes, North West Mounted Police Barracks, all in Bighorn No. 8 or within 5 km.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Bighorn No. 8?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Cave and Basin (Parks Canada), 32 km northwest.

What are the best-known days out near Bighorn No. 8?

For a day out within 40 km: Bow Falls (30 km), Banff Park Museum (31 km), Banff Upper Hot Springs (30 km), Mt Norquay (35 km).

How is this list made?

A single list is built from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, each site counted once. To appear, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator, a Wikipedia article), and hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Places in the town’s 2021 outline, or within 5 km of its edge, are the ones shown.

Places to visit: Canada publishes no open tourism list, so this one is assembled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF museums and galleries (2020, Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers and CPCAD’s national parks, and it reflects what mappers and editors have recorded. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches count only with a sign that visitors are welcome. Places sit in each town’s 2021 census outline; visitor counts are Wikidata’s latest, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (10)

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).