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Attractions in Placentia

Where to go in Placentia: Castle Hill and more

Every one of its 6 places to visit is inside Placentia’s municipal boundary. Among them are 3 museums, 2 historic sites and a fort. Of these, one is looked after by Parks Canada. The middle of town keeps 2 within 1 km. Further out, Fort Plaisance is 31 km away.

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In Placentia
6
inside the municipal boundary
Within 5 km
0
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
3
in or near town
Cared for
1
by Parks Canada
Best known

Where to start in Placentia

MuseumCastle Hillin townFort · Parks CanadaFort Royalin townMuseumO’Reilly Housein townMuseumMuseumPlacentia Cultural Centrein townHistoric siteHistoric siteDetached Redoubtin townHistoric siteHistoric siteGaillarding Redoubtin town

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

The layout

Furthest from the centre is Detached Redoubt, 1.3 km away.

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The dashed line is Placentia’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

By kind

How the list breaks down

Ahead are museums or galleries (3); next, forts or historic sites (3).

Museums & galleries 3 museums3 in town
Forts & historic sites 2 historic sites · 1 fort3 in town

Green: inside Placentia. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Looked after by Parks Canada: Fort Royal.

Every place

All 6 on the list

The 6 inside Placentia come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.

Historic places in Placentia → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Placentia →

Big names nearby

Days out

FortFort Plaisance31 km east

Places well known beyond Placentia (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Parks Canada property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Know before you go to Placentia

Is there a Parks Canada property near Placentia?

Yes: places in or within 5 km of Placentia are in the care of Parks Canada; the chart above names them.

How is this list made?

A single list is built from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, each site counted once. To appear, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator, a Wikipedia article), and hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Places in the town’s 2021 outline, or within 5 km of its edge, are the ones shown.

Places to visit: Canada publishes no open tourism list, so this one is assembled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF museums and galleries (2020, Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers and CPCAD’s national parks, and it reflects what mappers and editors have recorded. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches count only with a sign that visitors are welcome. Places sit in each town’s 2021 census outline; visitor counts are Wikidata’s latest, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

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).