National historic site · Centremount · Ontario

Auchmar

Visitors to Centremount can see Auchmar, a national historic site. It appears in the Canadian Register of Historic Places. Nearby, Chedoke Falls (1.6 km) leads the list.

Photo: Auchmar, JFVoll (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Centremount

inside the neighbourhood outline

How well known

Top 29%

#1,476 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 21–26°C

In brief

National historic site in Centremount

Inside Centremount

Inside Centremount’s neighbourhood outline: Auchmar. Towns near it ↓

Canadian Register of Historic Places

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

Month by month in Centremount

If warmth matters, go June to September: Centremount reaches 21–26°C.

Jan0° / -6°73 mm

Feb1° / -6°53 mm

Mar5° / -2°69 mm

Apr10° / 3°81 mm

May17° / 9°81 mm

Jun22° / 15°78 mm

Jul26° / 18°98 mm

Aug25° / 18°67 mm

Sep21° / 15°74 mm

Oct15° / 8°84 mm

Nov8° / 3°78 mm

Dec3° / -3°67 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Centremount, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at Burlington Piers, 8.8 km from Centremount (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Precipitation comes from Hamilton, 9.6 km away. Centremount’s full climate →

About

Auchmar

In Centremount, inside the town’s neighbourhood outline.

Its historic-place page →

Type: National historic site
Listed: Canadian Register of Historic Places
Town: in Centremount
Official site: friendsofauchmar.ca

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

The map

Getting to Auchmar

Auchmar is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Auchmar

Durand tops the 8 for size, at 13,338 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Centremount

4,053 people · 36 places to visit

2 · 100 m southeast of it

Balfour

4,171 people · 37 places to visit

3 · 100 m southwest of it

Buchanan

3,006 people · 36 places to visit

4 · 500 m north of it

Durand

13,338 people · 39 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Auchmar is	People	Places to visit
Centremount	It’s in town	4,053	36
Balfour	100 m southeast of it	4,171	37
Buchanan	100 m southwest of it	3,006	36
Durand	500 m north of it	13,338	39
Corktown	700 m northeast of it	8,952	38
Kirkendall South	700 m northwest of it	3,033	60
Kirkendall North	1.1 km northwest of it	5,864	48
Rolston	1.1 km south of it	6,124	33

Make a day of it

Other places close by

There are 4 waterfalls, 2 art galleries and 2 museums within 15 km, and more besides.

WaterfallChedoke Falls1.6 km away 2WaterfallWaterfallLower Beckett Falls700 m away 3WaterfallWaterfallUpper Beckett Falls800 m away 4

Art galleryArt Gallery of Hamilton2.2 km away 5WaterfallWaterfallCliffview Falls2.2 km away 6

MuseumMcQuesten House / Whitehern1.9 km away 7Art galleryArt galleryArtist McNaught Galleries1.6 km away 8MuseumMuseumCanadian Football Hall of Fame & Museum2 km away

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

Visiting Auchmar

Where is Auchmar?

Auchmar: in Centremount, Ontario, inside the town’s neighbourhood outline.

What is Auchmar?

National historic site.

When is the best time to visit Auchmar?

Afternoons in Centremount peak at 21–26°C from June to September (ECCC 1991–2020 normals).

Is Auchmar a designated historic place?

Yes: Canadian Register of Historic Places.

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 (4)

Auchmar: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chedoke Falls: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Art Gallery of Hamilton: MeganAGH, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
McQuesten House / Whitehern: Nhl4hamilton (Rick Cordeiro), Public domain, 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).