National historic site · Foothills County · Alberta

Harness Shop

You can find Harness Shop, a national historic site, in Foothills County. It is a Classified Federal Heritage Building. Our list goes on with Post Office, Building 5, 100 m away.

Photo: Harness Shop, Royalbroil (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Foothills County

inside the municipal boundary

Run by

Parks Canada

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 20%

#1,012 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

National historic site in Foothills County

Inside Foothills County

Inside Foothills County’s municipal boundary: Harness Shop. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by Parks Canada

One of the places Parks Canada looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Classified Federal Heritage Building

It holds a federal or Québec heritage designation, or sits on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. About ↓

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The climate through the year

Expect highs of 18–24°C in Foothills County from June to September.

Jan-2° / -14°10 mm

Feb0° / -12°12 mm

Mar4° / -8°18 mm

Apr11° / -2°30 mm

May16° / 3°61 mm

Jun20° / 8°113 mm

Jul24° / 10°66 mm

Aug23° / 9°54 mm

Sep18° / 5°37 mm

Oct11° / -1°17 mm

Nov4° / -8°16 mm

Dec0° / -12°13 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Foothills County, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at Calgary (Airport), 39 km from Foothills County (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Foothills County’s full climate →

About

Harness Shop

The site is looked after by Parks Canada.

Its historic-place page →

Type: National historic site
Run by: Parks Canada
Listed: Classified Federal Heritage Building
Town: in Foothills County

Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.

The map

Map of Harness Shop and nearby

The places near Harness Shop are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Bases near Harness Shop

These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Foothills County

25,789 people · 39 places to visit

2 · 3.7 km south of it

Willow Creek No. 26

6,225 people · 40 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Harness Shop is	People	Places to visit
Foothills County	It’s in town	25,789	39
Willow Creek No. 26	3.7 km south of it	6,225	40

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Look within 15 km for 8 national historic sites, among others.

National historic site · Parks CanadaPost Office, Building 5100 m away 2

National historic site · Parks CanadaTractor Garage, Building 7100 m away 3

National historic site · Parks CanadaForeman’s House100 m away 4

National historic site · Parks CanadaPrivy, Building 28100 m away 5

National historic site · Parks CanadaStorage Building 8100 m away 6

National historic site · Parks CanadaStorage Building 9100 m away 7

National historic site · Parks CanadaFeed Mill100 m away 8

National historic site · Parks CanadaStorage Building 10100 m away

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

Good to know about Harness Shop

Where is Harness Shop?

In Foothills County, Alberta, inside the town’s municipal boundary, is where Harness Shop stands.

What is Harness Shop?

National historic site.

Who runs Harness Shop?

Parks Canada.

When is the best time to visit Harness Shop?

In Foothills County, June to September are the warmest, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (ECCC 1991–2020 normals).

Is Harness Shop a designated historic place?

Yes: Classified Federal Heritage Building.

What else is there to see near Harness Shop?

Within 15 km: Post Office, Building 5 (100 m), Tractor Garage, Building 7 (100 m), Foreman’s House (100 m) and Privy, Building 28 (100 m).

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 (9)

Harness Shop: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Post Office, Building 5: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tractor Garage, Building 7: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Foreman’s House: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Privy, Building 28: Jeffery J. Nichols, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Storage Building 8: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Storage Building 9: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Feed Mill: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Storage Building 10: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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).