Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domainA provincial park at Division No. 8, Subdivision L’s edge: Jonathan's Pond Provincial Park
For a national park, Terra Nova National Park is 47 km away. For walks, the Carmanville Wetlands Trail runs within 2 km. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map.
Division No. 8, Subdivision L against other Canadian towns
Each figure against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (not city hubs or reserves), with the town marked and the typical one’s line. No letter: the outdoors is described for Canadian towns, not graded.
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Division No. 8, Subdivision L sits 20th from last of 40 towns its size for protected land around it
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (2,685 to 2,761 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
For public protected areas, Division No. 8, Subdivision L lags towns its size: 22 of 39 are ahead.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria County, Subdivision A NS | 33% | 54% | 152 | 3 | 59 |
| 2 | Highlands BC | 24% | 41% | 40 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Waskaganish QC | 24% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Electoral Area E, Peace River BC | 19% | 24% | 25 | 2 | 103 |
| 5 | Holyrood NL | 19% | 3.2% | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Musquodoboit Harbour NS | 16% | 28% | 50 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Meadow Lake No. 588 SK | 13% | 15% | 25 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Eastman QC | 11% | 7.4% | 49 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Waterridge Village ON | 11% | 9.2% | 39 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Swan Valley West MB | 11% | 1% | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast BC | 10% | 15% | 73 | 0 | 231 |
| 12 | Marritt ON | 7.2% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Freelton ON | 5.6% | 1.6% | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Russell MB | 4.9% | 0% | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Bonaventure QC | 3.7% | 1.5% | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 16 | Emerson-Franklin MB | 3.7% | 0.1% | 123 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse QC | 3.6% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Trinity ON | 2.6% | 2.8% | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Wakefield NB | 2.2% | 0.8% | 22 | 0 | 13 |
| 20 | Sussex NB | 2.1% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Division No. 8, Subdivision L NL | 1.9% | 0.2% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | La Présentation QC | 1.7% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Gore QC | 1.6% | 2.3% | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | Eastdale ON | 1.6% | 0% | 15 | 3 | 8 |
| 25 | Central River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Tuxedo Industrial MB | 1.4% | 0% | 25 | 0 | 36 |
| 27 | Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley BC | 1.1% | 3.5% | 28 | 3 | 6 |
| 28 | Upper Mount Royal AB | 0.8% | 0% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Saint-Alexandre QC | 0.6% | 0.6% | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Souris MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Talbot-Grey MB | 0.5% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Macamic QC | 0.3% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay BC | 0.2% | 0.1% | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 34 | Rivergrove MB | 0.2% | 4.7% | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Wickham QC | 0.1% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Kameyosek AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 | Lee Ridge AB | 0.1% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | Saint-Martin QC | 0% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Plessisville QC | 0% | 0% | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Country Hills Village AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Division No. 8, Subdivision L on the map: green space, protected land and paths
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town.
In Division No. 8, Subdivision L, parks are rarely a short walk away
Residents of each 2021 dissemination area, at a point inside it, within 400 m (about a 5-minute walk) of a park or playing field mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Around 2,700 residents are further than 400 m from a park. Most towns do better: the typical Canadian town is at 83%.
Protected areas cover 1.9% of the land near Division No. 8, Subdivision L
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
The 3 are all publicly owned. Biggest of the named areas: Lobster Area Closure (Gander Bay), 7,650 ha.
Source: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Terra Nova National Park is 47 km away
National parks (Parks Canada) and provincial or territorial parks by direction and distance from the town’s edge: every one within 10 km, and the nearest of each within 100 km.
Jonathan's Pond Provincial Park
Terra Nova National Park
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Division No. 8, Subdivision L has 154 km of footpaths in and around it
OpenStreetMap footpaths, paths, bridleways and steps, and tracks open on foot, in the town and 1 km around it; woods as mapped (landuse=forest, natural=wood).
Footpaths · km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
89% of Canadian towns have more footpath per km².
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Division No. 8, Subdivision L has 1 named walking route
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
The best months for walking in Division No. 8, Subdivision L: July to September
Daylight at the town’s latitude and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals (Gander, 46 km away). Good months: long days, highs of 15–30 °C, light rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.6 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| High (°C) | -2 | -3 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 103 | 91 | 105 | 92 | 94 | 89 | 105 | 102 | 115 | 120 | 110 | 121 |
June is the driest month at 89 mm; December the wettest at 121 mm. In July the typical high is 20 °C; in February, -3 °C. A typical year sees 443 cm of snow. The climate in Division No. 8, Subdivision L →
A beach within 5 km of Division No. 8, Subdivision L
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
OpenStreetMap maps 718 km of coastline within 5 km. This page can’t show water quality: no open, Canada-wide record of beach testing exists. Check local advisories first.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Near Division No. 8, Subdivision L: one viewpoint on the map
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
3 campsites top the list.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Hills and peaks 1
Nature reserves 1
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 2
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Plus 3 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next to Division No. 8, Subdivision L
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. The nearest places to Division No. 8, Subdivision L with figures are 31–47 km away.
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division No. 8, Subdivision L | 1.9% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Division No. 8, Subdivision H 31 km | 0.2% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Twillingate 41 km | 0.5% | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Fogo Island 43 km | 1.8% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Gander 46 km | 0.7% | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Lewisporte 47 km | 0.1% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
For protected land, no neighbour of Division No. 8, Subdivision L doubles its share.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Beaches. The count includes unnamed stretches mapped as beach, which can make a lakeside town’s figure large.
- National and provincial parks. Distances run from the town’s edge to the park’s, so 0 km means they touch.
- Walking routes. A route counts when 300 m or more of it lies within 2 km of the town. Coverage of trails on OpenStreetMap varies by region.
- Private land. CPCAD includes conservation land held privately; the page counts it and leaves the names out.
- Protected land. Measured on CPCAD’s outlines: the part of a 10 km band around the town that lies in a protected or conserved area, water included.
Questions about the outdoors in Division No. 8, Subdivision L
What is the nearest beach to Division No. 8, Subdivision L?
There is an unnamed beach within 5 km.
What walking routes are near Division No. 8, Subdivision L?
OpenStreetMap maps the Carmanville Wetlands Trail close by.
Is there a provincial park near Division No. 8, Subdivision L?
Jonathan's Pond Provincial Park touches the town.
What is the biggest park or reserve near Division No. 8, Subdivision L?
Lobster Area Closure (Gander Bay), a nature reserve of 7,650 ha.
Is there protected land near Division No. 8, Subdivision L?
Protected areas cover 1.9% of the land within 10 km.
When should you visit Division No. 8, Subdivision L for the outdoors?
July to September: long days, mild highs and little rain.
How far is Division No. 8, Subdivision L from a national park?
The nearest is Terra Nova National Park, 47 km away.
Where Division No. 8, Subdivision L’s outdoors figures come from
Protected areas: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2026: every area within 10 km and the nearest national and provincial parks, measured outline to outline.
Walking routes and beaches: OpenStreetMap, November 2026: named hiking, foot and walking route relations within 2 km and beaches within 5 km.
Towns: Statistics Canada 2021 Census boundaries and populations; the comparison is the Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, not city hubs or reserves.
When to go: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, from the nearest station that publishes them.
Green space, paths, woods, things to do: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik’s Canada extract), November 2026: parks, gardens, playing fields, woods, footpaths, the coastline and things to do in and around each town.
Residents: Statistics Canada 2021 Census dissemination areas (population, boundaries), each at a point inside it.
Walking routes and beaches © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Not on this page: trailheads and trail grades, and beach water quality. No open Canadian dataset gives these for every town yet.
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).