Photo: Annette Teng · CC BY 3.0Bighorn No. 8’s surroundings: 18 historic places within 50 km
The nearest town to Bighorn No. 8 with a top designation is Banff, 31 km away. Behind these stands one more local or provincial listing that only Wikidata records.
Bighorn No. 8’s area holds 5 top-tier places within 50 km
The first one out is “East Gate Registration Buildings, Building 1”, 19 km away in Improvement District No. 9 Banff. Oldest of them is Cave and Basin (1883), 32 km off. Between them, 2 towns share them, mainly Improvement District No. 9 Banff and Banff.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| East Gate Registration Buildings, Building 1Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1934–1937 · 19 km away, in Improvement District No. 9 Banff |
| East Gate Registration Buildings, Building 3Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1934–1937 · 19 km away, in Improvement District No. 9 Banff |
| East Gate Registration Buildings, Building 2Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1934–1937 · 19 km away, in Improvement District No. 9 Banff |
| Fortune Warden CabinRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1941–1954 · 24 km away, in Improvement District No. 9 Banff |
| Upper Hot Springs Bath HouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1931–1933 · 30 km away, in Improvement District No. 9 Banff |
| Upper Hot Pool ResidenceRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1934–1937 · 30 km away, in Improvement District No. 9 Banff |
| Banff Springs HotelNational Historic Site · 1911–1929 · 30 km away, in Banff |
| Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray StationNational Historic Site · 1956–1958 · 31 km away, in Improvement District No. 9 Banff |
| Administration BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1937 · 31 km away, in Banff |
| Cambrian PavilionRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1934–1936 · 31 km away, in Banff |
| Rustic Lookout PavilionRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1936 · 31 km away, in Banff |
| Devonian PavilionRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1934–1936 · 31 km away, in Banff |
The places within 50 km of Bighorn No. 8 lean to the wars and the Depression
No place near Bighorn No. 8 is close: these lie up to 50 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
18 dated places within 50 km make up the record. Oldest of all: Cave and Basin, Improvement District No. 9 Banff, 1883.
17% of Bighorn No. 8’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
More than half of Bighorn No. 8’s housing predates 2001. The busiest building years in Bighorn No. 8 were from 1981 to 2000, which account for 28% of today’s homes. Only 13% of Bighorn No. 8’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Bighorn No. 8 and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bighorn No. 8 | 1,857 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Canmore | 17,341 | 0 | 0 | — |
Bighorn No. 8 in brief
Most of its homes are post-1960: only 13% came earlier, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The federal register. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
Questions about Bighorn No. 8’s history
How many historic places does Bighorn No. 8 have on the registers?
Not inside Bighorn No. 8. The closest is East Gate Registration Buildings, Building 1 in Improvement District No. 9 Banff, 19 km away.
How old are the homes in Bighorn No. 8?
13% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Why might a heritage building in Bighorn No. 8 be missing here?
Provincial and municipal registers outside Québec aren’t open data. Wikidata knows one more listing in Bighorn No. 8, but without an open description or an encyclopedia article it gets no page.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
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).