Heritage railway · Nanaimo · British Columbia

Number 19

Among the sights of Nanaimo is Number 19, a heritage railway. Close by, within 5 km, are 10 more places to see. Nanaimo Museum comes next on our list, 300 m away.

Where

In Nanaimo

inside the municipal boundary

How well known

Top 29%

#1,476 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Heritage railway in Nanaimo

Inside Nanaimo

Within Nanaimo’s municipal boundary stands Number 19. 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

Which month to go

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

Number 19

In Nanaimo: within the town’s municipal boundary.

Type: Heritage railway
Town: in Nanaimo
Official site: nanaimomuseum.ca/exhibits-collections/steam-locomotive

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

The map

Number 19 and what surrounds it

The places near Number 19 are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

The towns around Number 19

Nanaimo is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (111,845 people). Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

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 Number 19 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

Worth adding to a visit

Around it, within 15 km, lie 5 art galleries and 3 museums, among others.

1Art galleryArt galleryNanaimo Museum300 m away 2MuseumMuseumVancouver Island Military Museum100 m away 3Art galleryArt galleryNanaimo Art Gallery200 m away 4Art galleryArt galleryNightmare Oasis200 m away 5Art galleryArt galleryCanadian Indigenous Art400 m away 6Art galleryArt galleryCheeky Monkey Glassworks1.5 km away 7MuseumMuseumMuseum of Natural History2.6 km away 8MuseumMuseumGabriola Museum6.4 km away

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

Questions before you go

Where is Number 19?

In Nanaimo, British Columbia, inside the town’s municipal boundary, is where Number 19 stands.

What is Number 19?

Heritage railway.

When is the best time to visit Number 19?

Visit Nanaimo from June to September for the warmest weather: highs of 19–22°C on the 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).