Museum · Middleton · Nova Scotia

Macdonald Museum

Macdonald Museum is one of the places to visit in Middleton. Within 5 km there is one more place to visit. Our list goes on with Middleton Railway Museum, 300 m away.

Where

In Middleton

inside the municipal boundary

How well known

Top 29%

#1,476 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–26°C

In brief

Museum in Middleton

Inside Middleton

Macdonald Museum is a place to visit inside Middleton’s municipal boundary. Towns near it ↓

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The best months to visit

In Middleton the warm season is May to September, with highs of 18–26°C.

Jan0° / -10°104 mm

Feb0° / -10°87 mm

Mar4° / -6°90 mm

Apr11° / 0°83 mm

May18° / 5°78 mm

Jun23° / 10°82 mm

Jul26° / 14°75 mm

Aug26° / 13°80 mm

Sep21° / 9°106 mm

Oct15° / 4°107 mm

Nov9° / 0°120 mm

Dec3° / -6°125 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Middleton, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at Greenwood, 12 km from Middleton (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Middleton’s full climate →

About

Macdonald Museum

Location: in Middleton, within the town’s municipal boundary.

Type: Museum
Town: in Middleton
Official site: macdonaldmuseum.ca

Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.

Plan your visit

The essentials

Address21 school st middleton

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Address, hours and fees: OpenStreetMap contributors and Wikidata. They change with the seasons: check its site before you go.

The map

Finding Macdonald Museum

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Macdonald Museum is the orange one.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

The 5 towns are led in size by Kingston, with 24,574 people. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in town

Middleton

1,978 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 700 m southeast of it

Annapolis County, Subdivision D

3,273 people · 14 places to visit

3 · 800 m northeast of it

Annapolis County, Subdivision C

5,694 people · 14 places to visit

4 · 17 km southwest of it

Annapolis County, Subdivision B

5,086 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Macdonald Museum is	People	Places to visit
Middleton	It’s in town	1,978	2
Annapolis County, Subdivision D	700 m southeast of it	3,273	14
Annapolis County, Subdivision C	800 m northeast of it	5,694	14
Annapolis County, Subdivision B	17 km southwest of it	5,086	6
Kingston	21 km northeast of it	24,574	14

Make a day of it

After Macdonald Museum

11 more lie within 15 km, 6 historic ships and 2 museums among them.

1MuseumMuseumMiddleton Railway Museum300 m away · 2K visitors a year (2024)2MuseumMuseumGreenwood Military Aviation Museum12 km away 3Historic shipHistoric shipHercules (CC-130)12 km away 4Historic shipHistoric shipH-4412 km away 5Historic shipHistoric shipDakota (C-47)12 km away 6Historic shipHistoric shipArcturus (CP140A)12 km away 7Historic shipHistoric shipLancaster12 km away 8Historic shipHistoric shipSilver Star (CT-133)12 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Good to know about Macdonald Museum

Where is Macdonald Museum?

Macdonald Museum is in Middleton in Nova Scotia, and inside the town’s municipal boundary.

What is Macdonald Museum?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Macdonald Museum?

For warmth, aim for May to September: highs of 18–26°C in Middleton (ECCC 1991–2020 normals).

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).

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).