Shawnigan Lake Museum and more near Cobble Hill
Nothing is mapped inside Cobble Hill’s municipal boundary, but 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 3 museums and an art gallery. The best-known trip out is to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, 15 km away.
The names to know near Cobble Hill
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
The dashed line is Cobble Hill’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Kind by kind
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Green: inside Cobble Hill. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
These 4 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Cobble Hill → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cobble Hill →
A little further out
National park · Parks CanadaGulf Islands National Park Reserve15 km east
MuseumRoyal British Columbia Museum34 km south · 350K visitors a year (2012)
MuseumCraigdarroch35 km south · 150K visitors a year
CathedralSt. Andrew's Roman Catholic Cathedral34 km south
MuseumFort Rodd Hill31 km south
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral34 km south
Art galleryUniversity of Victoria Legacy Art Galleries34 km south
MuseumHelmcken House34 km south
MuseumArt Gallery of Greater Victoria35 km southArt galleryArt galleryAlcheringa Gallery34 km south
ZooPacific Undersea Gardens34 km southPlaces well known beyond Cobble Hill (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.
Quick answers on Cobble Hill
What is there to see near Cobble Hill?
Inside Cobble Hill the map is empty, but within 5 km lie Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre, Shawnigan Lake Historical Society & Museum and The Loft Art Gallery.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Cobble Hill?
Not within 5 km. The closest Parks Canada property on our list is the one named above, 15 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Cobble Hill?
Worth the drive, within 40 km: Royal British Columbia Museum (34 km), Craigdarroch (35 km), St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Cathedral (34 km), Fort Rodd Hill (31 km).
How is this list made?
Museums, galleries, national historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers are merged into one list. A historic building needs a sign it welcomes visitors (opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Each place is put in the town’s 2021 outline or within 5 km of its edge.
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)
- Gulf Islands National Park Reserve: Paul Gierszewski, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal British Columbia Museum: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craigdarroch: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Cathedral: Original uploader was Drhaggis at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Rodd Hill: Storeswallah at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christ Church Cathedral: This photo was taken by Ryan Bushby( HighInBC ) with his Canon PowerShot S3 IS . To see more of his photos see his galle, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- University of Victoria Legacy Art Galleries: Heather Stone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmcken House: Hans-Jürgen Hübner / Hans-Jürgen Hübner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria: Joe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pacific Undersea Gardens: H at English Wikipedia, Public domain, 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).