Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainIn a 50 km circle around Division No. 1, Subdivision U: 36 places on the registers
From Division No. 1, Subdivision U, look 41 km away, to St. John's, for the nearest place of the highest designation. Just beyond the boundary, the registers place one more.
23 places of the highest rank within 50 km of Division No. 1, Subdivision U
36 places lie within 50 km. Nearest comes Tower, 16 km off, in Bay Bulls. They stand in 5 towns, St. John's, Division No. 1, Subdivision M and Bay Bulls among them.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| TowerRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1908–1909 · 16 km away, in Bay Bulls |
| Petty Harbour Generating StationProvincial or municipal listing · 32 km away, in Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove |
| Admiralty House Museum & ArchivesCity of Mount Pearl heritage site · 1914 · 35 km away, in Mount Pearl |
| Cape Spear LighthouseNational Historic Site · 1835–1836 · 41 km away, in St. John's |
| St. Patrick's Roman Catholic ChurchNational Historic Site · 1864–1882 · 41 km away, in St. John's |
| Former Newfoundland Railway HeadquartersNational Historic Site · 1901–1904 · 41 km away, in St. John's |
| George Street United ChurchCity of St. John's heritage site · 42 km away, in St. John's |
| Water Street Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1847–1917 · 42 km away, in St. John's |
| St. John's Court HouseNational Historic Site · 1900–1905 · 43 km away, in St. John's |
| St. John the Baptist Anglican CathedralNational Historic Site · 1847–1851 · 43 km away, in St. John's |
| Fort TownshendNational Historic Site · 1773–1780 · 43 km away, in St. John's |
| Masonic TempleCity of St. John's heritage site · 43 km away, in St. John's |
Just outside Division No. 1, Subdivision U: 1
| Colony of AvalonNational Historic Site · 700 m outside the town |
Most of what stands within 50 km of Division No. 1, Subdivision U dates from the years before Confederation
Places as far as 50 km from Division No. 1, Subdivision U, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
The oldest is Colony of Avalon in Division No. 1, Subdivision U, from 1627. 29 places within 50 km have a date. 20 are older than 1867.
New homes stand out in Division No. 1, Subdivision U: 6.3% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%
Homes from before 1961 are 17% of Division No. 1, Subdivision U’s housing, about the typical 18%. The largest single period is from 1981 to 2000, with 34% of Division No. 1, Subdivision U’s homes. 22% of Division No. 1, Subdivision U’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, more than the typical town’s 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Division No. 1, Subdivision U and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division No. 1, Subdivision U | 1,522 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Witless Bay | 1,833 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bay Bulls | 1,699 | 1 | 0 | 1908 |
Division No. 1, Subdivision U in brief
The census dates only 17% of its homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- The federal register. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
- People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
Questions about Division No. 1, Subdivision U’s history
How many historic places does Division No. 1, Subdivision U have on the registers?
None inside Division No. 1, Subdivision U yet. The nearest is Tower, 16 km away in Bay Bulls.
How old are the homes in Division No. 1, Subdivision U?
17% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Why might a heritage building in Division No. 1, Subdivision U be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; one further listing in Division No. 1, Subdivision U shows up only as a Wikidata number.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
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).