Buttermilk Falls opens Sheldon’s list
This is a list led by national parks, waterfalls or viewpoints, 30 of its 50. The neighbourhood outline itself has 3 places on our list; 47 others are within 5 km of its edge. Further afield lies HMCS Haida, at 11 km.
The headline places in Sheldon
WaterfallButtermilk Fallsin town
MuseumCanadian Warplane Heritage Museumin townTheme parkTheme parkCameron Speedway & Amusementsin townWaterfallWaterfallAlbion Falls100 m outside town, to the northeast
WaterfallChedoke Falls3 km outside town, to the northwest
WaterfallDevil's Punch Bowl4.2 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
At the edge of the map sits Edinburgh Square Heritage & Cultural Centre, 14 km out.
The dashed line is Sheldon’s neighbourhood outline; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
What kind of places
Green: inside Sheldon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
Aviation museum in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Grand Trunk Railway Museum
Railway museum in Caledonia, Ontario, Canada.
The 3 inside Sheldon come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Sheldon → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sheldon →
For a day out
Historic ship · Parks CanadaHMCS Haida11 km north
MuseumDundurn Castle9.6 km north
CathedralCathedral Basilica of Christ the King8.9 km north
WaterfallWebsters Falls13 km northwest
GardenRoyal Botanical Gardens12 km north
Art galleryArt Gallery of Hamilton8.2 km north
MuseumErland Lee (Museum) Home14 km east
MuseumMcMaster Museum of Art9.3 km northwest
WaterfallBorer's Falls12 km northwestWaterfallWaterfallDarnley Cascade15 km northwestWaterfallWaterfallFruitland Falls15 km eastWaterfallWaterfallSydenham Falls12 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Sheldon (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.
Seeing Sheldon: your questions
What are the main attractions in Sheldon?
Within Sheldon’s neighbourhood outline, the best known are Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum and Cameron Speedway & Amusements.
Does Sheldon have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Sheldon include The Hermitage, Griffin House and Grand Trunk Railway Museum.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Sheldon?
Not within 5 km. The closest Parks Canada property on our list is the one named above, 11 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Sheldon?
Worth the drive, within 40 km: Dundurn Castle (9.6 km), Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King (8.9 km), Websters Falls (13 km), Royal Botanical Gardens (12 km).
How is this list made?
Museums and galleries, national historic sites and forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks: OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers each add some, merged into one list. A historic building is kept only with a sign of visitors (opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator, a Wikipedia article), never hotels, restaurants or tour firms. The town’s 2021 outline, plus 5 km around it, decides what is listed here.
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 (20)
- Buttermilk Falls: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chedoke Falls: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Devil's Punch Bowl: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherman Falls: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mill Falls: Laslovarga, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Hermitage: Jaydenfromcanada, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Griffin House: Graeme MacKay from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grand Trunk Railway Museum: Milan Suvajac, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Auchmar: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Battlefield House: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- HMCS Haida: Balcer~commonswiki, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dundurn Castle: Nhl4hamilton (Rick Cordeiro), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King: Jfvoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Websters Falls: paul (dex) bica from toronto, canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Botanical Gardens: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Gallery of Hamilton: MeganAGH, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erland Lee (Museum) Home: Kristenkerr, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- McMaster Museum of Art: Rap77, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Borer's Falls: Nhl4hamilton | Chit-Chat, 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).