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Sherman Falls
Attractions in Oakes

What is near Oakes: Sherman Falls first

Of the 29 places to visit in and around Oakes, 19 are national parks, waterfalls or viewpoints. Oakes itself has none of them. HMCS Haida, 10 km away, is the best-known day out.

Photo: Sherman Falls, Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat (Public domain)
In Oakes
0
inside the neighbourhood outline
Within 5 km
29
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
10
in or near town
Best known

The first to see around Oakes

WaterfallSherman Falls2 km outside town, to the northwestWaterfallWaterfallWashboard Falls1.5 km outside town, to the northWaterfallMill Falls1.7 km outside town, to the northwestWaterfallChedoke Falls4.4 km outside town, to the northeastWaterfallWaterfallPrincess Falls2.7 km outside town, to the northWaterfallWaterfallAncaster Heights Falls1.7 km outside town, to the northwest

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

The layout

At 5.8 km, McMaster Museum of Art is the farthest one out.

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

By kind

Sorted by kind

Museums & galleries 9 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 10 nearby
Nature & national parks 19 waterfalls0 in town · 19 nearby

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

Every place

Everything to see

Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.

Historic places in Oakes → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Oakes →

Big names nearby

Further afield

Historic ship · Parks CanadaHMCS Haida10 km northeast
WaterfallWebsters Falls7 km northwestMuseumDundurn Castle8.2 km northeastCathedralCathedral Basilica of Christ the King7.3 km northeastWaterfallWaterfallAlbion Falls11 km eastGardenRoyal Botanical Gardens11 km northeastWaterfallBorer's Falls7.4 km northWaterfallWaterfallDarnley Cascade8 km northwestWaterfallWaterfallMineral Springs Falls6 km westWaterfallWaterfallUpper Beckett Falls6.1 km northeastWaterfallWaterfallSydenham Falls6.4 km northWaterfallWaterfallLower Beckett Falls6.4 km northeast

Places well known beyond Oakes (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.

Visiting Oakes: questions

What is there to see near Oakes?

Look just beyond Oakes: within 5 km are Washboard Falls, Mill Falls and Chedoke Falls, though none is inside it.

Is there a Parks Canada property near Oakes?

Not within 5 km. The closest Parks Canada property on our list is the one named above, 10 km northeast.

What are the best-known days out near Oakes?

Further out, up to 40 km: Websters Falls (7 km), Dundurn Castle (8.2 km), Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King (7.3 km), Albion Falls (11 km).

How is this list made?

Four open sources feed it (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers), merged so each place appears once. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches stay only with a sign they are open to visitors, and businesses such as hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Every place is tied to the town by its 2021 outline, or by lying within 5 km of it.

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 (12)

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).