Historic site · Nanaimo · British Columbia

Miner's Cottage

Look for Miner's Cottage, a historic site, in Nanaimo. Around it, within 5 km, are 10 more places on our list. Top of the list nearby is Nanaimo Museum, 300 m away.

Where

In Nanaimo

inside the municipal boundary

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Historic site in Nanaimo

Inside Nanaimo

Miner's Cottage sits inside Nanaimo’s municipal boundary. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Weather, month by month

The warmest stretch in Nanaimo is June to September, at 19–22°C in the afternoon.

Jan7° / 1°174 mm

Feb8° / 2°91 mm

Mar10° / 3°106 mm

Apr13° / 6°86 mm

May17° / 9°59 mm

Jun20° / 12°51 mm

Jul22° / 14°34 mm

Aug22° / 14°36 mm

Sep19° / 11°52 mm

Oct14° / 7°124 mm

Nov9° / 4°175 mm

Dec7° / 1°172 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Nanaimo, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at Vancouver International (Airport), 58 km from Nanaimo (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Nanaimo’s full climate →

About

Miner's Cottage

Inside the town’s municipal boundary: in Nanaimo.

Type: Historic site
Town: in Nanaimo

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

The map

Miner's Cottage on the map

Orange: Miner's Cottage.

Towns near it

Bases near Miner's Cottage

Home to 111,845 people, Nanaimo is the largest of these 8. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in town

Nanaimo

111,845 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 3.5 km northwest of it

Electoral Area C, Nanaimo

3,733 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 4.7 km southeast of it

Electoral Area B, Nanaimo

4,702 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 9.4 km south of it

Electoral Area A, Nanaimo

7,825 people · 1 place to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Miner's Cottage is	People	Places to visit
Nanaimo	It’s in town	111,845	13
Electoral Area C, Nanaimo	3.5 km northwest of it	3,733	13
Electoral Area B, Nanaimo	4.7 km southeast of it	4,702	10
Electoral Area A, Nanaimo	9.4 km south of it	7,825	1
Lantzville	14 km northwest of it	4,276	1
Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley	17 km south of it	2,761	5
Ladysmith	21 km south of it	9,926	7
Fairwinds	22 km north of it	7,125	1

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Miner's Cottage

Also within 15 km are 5 art galleries, 2 museums and a heritage railway.

1Art galleryArt galleryNanaimo Museum300 m away 2Heritage railwayHeritage railwayNumber 19100 m away 3MuseumMuseumVancouver Island Military Museum100 m away 4Art galleryArt galleryNanaimo Art Gallery200 m away 5Art galleryArt galleryNightmare Oasis200 m away 6Art galleryArt galleryCanadian Indigenous Art400 m away 7Art galleryArt galleryCheeky Monkey Glassworks1.5 km away 8MuseumMuseumMuseum of Natural History2.6 km away

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

Miner's Cottage: common questions

Where is Miner's Cottage?

Miner's Cottage lies in Nanaimo, British Columbia, within the municipal boundary of the town.

What is Miner's Cottage?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit Miner's Cottage?

For warmth, aim for June to September: highs of 19–22°C in Nanaimo (ECCC 1991–2020 normals).

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).

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).