Around Upper Island Cove, Gordon G. Pike Railway Heritage Museum leads the list
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Upper Island Cove’s municipal boundary, but 4 places are within 5 km of its edge. They include 2 museums, a lighthouse and a historic ship. Further afield, The Rooms is 40 km from the centre.
Just outside Upper Island Cove, the best known
Once you have seen Gordon G. Pike Railway Heritage Museum, try a museum, a lighthouse and a historic ship.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
The dashed line is Upper Island Cove’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Grouped by kind
Ahead are museums or galleries (2); next, forts or historic sites (2).
Green: inside Upper Island Cove. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 4 on the list
Green Point Lighthouse
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Upper Island Cove → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Upper Island Cove →
Beyond Upper Island Cove
MuseumThe Rooms40 km east · 87K visitors a year (2017)
ChurchBasilica of St. John the Baptist40 km east
MuseumFormer Newfoundland Railway Headquarters40 km east
CathedralSt. John the Baptist Anglican Cathedral40 km eastAquariumAquariumSuncor Energy Fluvarium38 km northeast
MuseumHawthorne Cottage13 km southeast
MuseumFormer Carbonear Railway Station (Newfoundland Railway)9.7 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Upper Island Cove (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.
Visiting Upper Island Cove: questions
What is there to see near Upper Island Cove?
No attraction is mapped inside Upper Island Cove itself. Within 5 km of it are Conception Bay Museum, Green Point Lighthouse and Spirit of Harbour Grace.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Upper Island Cove?
Not within 5 km of Upper Island Cove: none is on our list.
What are the best-known days out near Upper Island Cove?
For a day out within 40 km: Basilica of St. John the Baptist (40 km), Former Newfoundland Railway Headquarters (40 km), St. John the Baptist Anglican Cathedral (40 km), Suncor Energy Fluvarium (38 km).
How is this list made?
Museums and galleries, national historic sites and forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks: OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers each add some, merged into one list. A historic building is kept only with a sign of visitors (opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator, a Wikipedia article), never hotels, restaurants or tour firms. The town’s 2021 outline, plus 5 km around it, decides what is listed here.
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 (6)
- The Rooms: David P Janes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilica of St. John the Baptist: Paul from Hacketts Cove, Canada, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Former Newfoundland Railway Headquarters: The original uploader was Jcmurphy at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. John the Baptist Anglican Cathedral: Jcmurphy at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hawthorne Cottage: Lukester878, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Former Carbonear Railway Station (Newfoundland Railway): Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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).