North Grenville Archives and more: what to see in Kemptville
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 3 of 5. The municipal boundary itself has 3 places on our list; 2 others are within 5 km of its edge. For a longer trip, Battle of the Windmill lies 34 km away.
Top of the list in Kemptville
The rest of the best known are 2 museums, a zoo and a fort.
FortMerrickville Blockhouse4.7 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
Furthest from the centre is Merrickville Blockhouse, 17 km away.
The dashed line is Kemptville’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
The mix
Green: inside Kemptville. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
The 3 inside Kemptville 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 Kemptville → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kemptville →
Out of town
Battlefield · Parks CanadaBattle of the Windmill34 km southeast
MuseumFort Wellington34 km southeast
MuseumSmiths Falls Railway Station (Canadian Northern)32 km southwest
National historic site · Parks CanadaWindmill Tower34 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Kemptville (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.
Kemptville, answered
What are the main attractions in Kemptville?
Inside Kemptville’s municipal boundary, start with North Grenville Historical Society and Saunders Country Critters.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Kemptville?
None within 5 km; the nearest, run by Parks Canada, is the one named above, 34 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Kemptville?
Within 40 km: Fort Wellington (34 km), Smiths Falls Railway Station (Canadian Northern) (32 km), Windmill Tower (34 km).
How is this list made?
A single list is built from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, each site counted once. To appear, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator, a Wikipedia article), and hotels, restaurants and tour operators are left out. Places in the town’s 2021 outline, or within 5 km of its edge, are the ones shown.
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 (5)
- Merrickville Blockhouse: Kenn Chaplin from Toronto, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Battle of the Windmill: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Wellington: Rbgstewart at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Smiths Falls Railway Station (Canadian Northern): Bruce Fingerhood from Springfield, Oregon, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windmill Tower: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).