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McQuesten House / Whitehern
Museum · Durand · Ontario

McQuesten House / Whitehern

McQuesten House / Whitehern is a museum in Durand. On the official register, it is a National Historic Site of Canada. The pick nearby is Art Gallery of Hamilton, 300 m off.

Photo: McQuesten House / Whitehern, Nhl4hamilton (Rick Cordeiro) (Public domain)
Where
In Durand
inside the neighbourhood outline
How well known
Top 26%
#1,303 of 5,181 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 21–26°C
In brief

Museum in Durand

Inside Durand

McQuesten House / Whitehern is inside Durand’s neighbourhood outline. 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

Month by month

In Durand the warm season is June to September, with highs of 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 Durand, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at Burlington Piers, 8.1 km from Durand (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Precipitation comes from Hamilton, 11 km away. Durand’s full climate →
About

McQuesten House / Whitehern

You’ll find it in Durand, inside the town’s neighbourhood outline.

Its historic-place page →

Type
Museum
Listed
National Historic Site of Canada
Town
in Durand
Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.
The map

Its place on the map

On this map, McQuesten House / Whitehern is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Durand’s neighbourhood outline. · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

Towns near it

Where people come from

The biggest base of the 8 is Durand (13,338 people). Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

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  1. 1Durand
  2. 2Corktown
  3. 3Central
  4. 4Beasley
  5. 5Kirkendall North
  6. 6Strathcona
  7. 7Stinson
  8. 8Landsdale
1 · It’s in town

Durand

13,338 people · 39 places to visit

2 · 200 m southeast of it

Corktown

8,952 people · 38 places to visit

3 · 300 m north of it

Central

3,698 people · 40 places to visit

4 · 400 m northeast of it

Beasley

6,338 people · 37 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere McQuesten House / Whitehern isPeoplePlaces to visit
DurandIt’s in town13,33839
Corktown200 m southeast of it8,95238
Central300 m north of it3,69840
Beasley400 m northeast of it6,33837
Kirkendall North700 m west of it5,86448
Strathcona700 m northwest of it9,34846
Stinson1.1 km east of it3,96935
Landsdale1.1 km east of it7,68135
Make a day of it

While you are near McQuesten House / Whitehern

Around it, within 15 km, lie 5 museums, 2 art galleries and a cathedral, among others.

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

McQuesten House / Whitehern, answered

Where is McQuesten House / Whitehern?

You’ll find McQuesten House / Whitehern in Durand (Ontario), within the town’s neighbourhood outline.

What is McQuesten House / Whitehern?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit McQuesten House / Whitehern?

In Durand, June to September are the warmest, with afternoon highs of 21–26°C (ECCC 1991–2020 normals).

Is McQuesten House / Whitehern 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 (3)

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).