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York Redoubt
Attractions in Harrietsfield

York Redoubt tops the list of what to see in Harrietsfield

Harrietsfield’s list takes in 10 museums, 7 national historic sites and 4 forts. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 28 beyond the 3 inside Harrietsfield’s neighbourhood outline. Of the places on our list, 8 are looked after by Parks Canada. At 14 km, Admiralty House is worth the journey.

Photo: York Redoubt, Saffron Blaze (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Harrietsfield
3
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
28
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
12
in or near town
Forts & historic sites
17
in or near town
Cared for
8
by Parks Canada
Best known

Top of the list in Harrietsfield

FortYork Redoubtin townNational historic site · Parks CanadaBatteryin townNational historic site · Parks CanadaFire Command Postin townChurchSt. Mary's Basilica4.5 km outside town, to the northFortGeorges Island4 km outside town, to the north
Historic shipHMCS Sackville4.8 km outside town, to the north

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

Plotted on the map

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

By kind

The mix

17 are forts or historic sites; museums or galleries come next with 12.

Museums & galleries 10 museums · 2 art galleries0 in town · 12 nearby
Forts & historic sites 7 national historic sites · 4 forts · 2 historic ships · 1 church · 1 castle · 1 cathedral · 1 historic site3 in town · 14 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Run by Parks Canada: Battery, Fire Command Post, Southeast Salient and Lower Battery.

Every place

Every one of them

The 3 inside Harrietsfield 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 Harrietsfield → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Harrietsfield →

Big names nearby

A little further out

MuseumAdmiralty House14 km north

Places well known beyond Harrietsfield (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.

Harrietsfield, answered

Does Harrietsfield have a museum?

In or within 5 km of Harrietsfield: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Harrietsfield?

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

How is this list made?

Museums, galleries, national historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers are merged into one list. A historic building needs a sign it welcomes visitors (opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Each place is put in the town’s 2021 outline or within 5 km of its edge.

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 (18)

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).