Museum · Powell River · British Columbia

Forestry Building

In Powell River stands Forestry Building, a museum. Add any of 3 more places within 5 km to a visit. A drive of 100 m reaches Qathet Museum and Archives Society.

Where

In Powell River

inside the municipal boundary

How well known

Top 29%

#1,476 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Museum in Powell River

Inside Powell River

Forestry Building stands within Powell River’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

Warm months and wet ones

For warmth, aim for May to September (17–23°C highs in Powell River).

Jan6° / 2°177 mm

Feb7° / 1°112 mm

Mar10° / 3°108 mm

Apr13° / 5°64 mm

May17° / 9°40 mm

Jun20° / 12°42 mm

Jul23° / 14°24 mm

Aug23° / 14°31 mm

Sep19° / 11°47 mm

Oct13° / 6°125 mm

Nov9° / 3°189 mm

Dec6° / 1°194 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Powell River, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at Comox, 30 km from Powell River (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Powell River’s full climate →

About

Forestry Building

You’ll find it in Powell River, inside the town’s municipal boundary.

Type: Museum
Town: in Powell River
Official site: powellrivermuseum.ca/forestry-building.html

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

The map

Forestry Building at a glance

Orange: Forestry Building.

Towns near it

The towns around Forestry Building

Home to 14,947 people, Powell River is the largest of these 5. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Powell River

14,947 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 1.9 km south of it

Electoral Area B, qathet

1,714 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 4.5 km north of it

Electoral Area A, qathet

1,330 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 14 km southeast of it

Electoral Area C, qathet

2,409 people

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Forestry Building is	People	Places to visit
Powell River	It’s in town	14,947	4
Electoral Area B, qathet	1.9 km south of it	1,714	4
Electoral Area A, qathet	4.5 km north of it	1,330	3
Electoral Area C, qathet	14 km southeast of it	2,409	0
Electoral Area D, qathet	20 km south of it	1,221	1

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

4 more lie within 15 km, 4 museums among them.

1MuseumMuseumQathet Museum and Archives Society100 m away 2MuseumMuseumTownsite Heritage Society3.6 km away 3MuseumMuseumTexada Island Museum9.7 km away 4MuseumMuseumPowell River Historical Museum & Archives Association1.7 km away

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

Visiting Forestry Building: the answers

Where is Forestry Building?

Look in Powell River, British Columbia; Forestry Building is within the municipal boundary.

What is Forestry Building?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Forestry Building?

Visit Powell River from May to September for the warmest weather: highs of 17–23°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).