Museum · Gravenhurst · Ontario

Bethune Memorial House

Gravenhurst counts Bethune Memorial House, a museum, among its places to visit. 2 more places to visit are within 5 km. Its status is a National Historic Site of Canada.

Photo: Bethune Memorial House, Claudette Bue (CC BY-SA 1.0)

Where

In Gravenhurst

inside the municipal boundary

How well known

Top 26%

#1,303 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–25°C

In brief

Museum in Gravenhurst

Inside Gravenhurst

Inside Gravenhurst’s municipal boundary: Bethune Memorial House. Towns near it ↓

National Historic Site of Canada

It holds a federal or Québec heritage designation, or sits on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. About ↓

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

May to September are the warmest in Gravenhurst, with afternoon highs of 18–25°C.

Jan-5° / -15°92 mm

Feb-3° / -15°56 mm

Mar3° / -9°72 mm

Apr10° / -2°79 mm

May18° / 5°93 mm

Jun23° / 10°86 mm

Jul25° / 13°100 mm

Aug24° / 12°82 mm

Sep20° / 8°102 mm

Oct13° / 2°111 mm

Nov5° / -3°103 mm

Dec-1° / -10°87 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Gravenhurst, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at Muskoka, 8.2 km from Gravenhurst (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Gravenhurst’s full climate →

About

Bethune Memorial House

The first name on our list around it is Grace and Speed, 1 km away.

Its historic-place page →

Type: Museum
Listed: National Historic Site of Canada
Town: in Gravenhurst
Official site: pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/on/bethune

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

The map

Where it sits

Find Bethune Memorial House in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns near Bethune Memorial House

Of the 6, Lindsay is the largest, at 85,351 people. Its own town comes first, then the towns within 5 km of it and those within 20 km; each has a page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Gravenhurst

14,576 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 15 km north of it

Bracebridge

18,676 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 24 km northwest of it

Muskoka Lakes

8,463 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 29 km south of it

Severn

15,716 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Bethune Memorial House is	People	Places to visit
Gravenhurst	It’s in town	14,576	5
Bracebridge	15 km north of it	18,676	3
Muskoka Lakes	24 km northwest of it	8,463	8
Severn	29 km south of it	15,716	8
Ramara	35 km southeast of it	11,551	7
Lindsay	78 km southeast of it	85,351	14

Make a day of it

Also near Bethune Memorial House

Within 15 km you can add 4 museums and a theme park.

1MuseumMuseumGrace and Speed1 km away 2MuseumMuseumThe Tree Museum8.8 km away 3Theme parkTheme parkSanta's Village12 km away 4

MuseumWoodchester Villa15 km away 5MuseumMuseumMuskoka Boat & Heritage Centre1.1 km away

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

Bethune Memorial House, answered

Where is Bethune Memorial House?

You’ll find Bethune Memorial House in Gravenhurst (Ontario), within the town’s municipal boundary.

What is Bethune Memorial House?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Bethune Memorial House?

On ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, May to September is when Gravenhurst is warmest, with highs of 18–25°C.

Is Bethune Memorial House a designated historic place?

Yes: National Historic Site of Canada.

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).

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

Photo credits (2)

Bethune Memorial House: Claudette Bue, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
Woodchester Villa: Colin Old, 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).