Kingston Penitentiary
In Kingston stands Kingston Penitentiary, a museum. Around it, within 5 km, are 10 more places on our list. Officially, it is a National Historic Site of Canada.
Museum in Kingston
Inside Kingston
Kingston Penitentiary is inside Kingston’s municipal boundary. 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.
The year in Kingston
Afternoons in Kingston reach 18–25°C from May to September.
Kingston Penitentiary
Nearby, Bellevue House (900 m) leads the list.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- National Historic Site of Canada
- Town
- in Kingston
- Official site
- kingstonpentour.com
Visiting: the details
- EntryA fee is charged
Mapping Kingston Penitentiary
The orange dot is Kingston Penitentiary; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Kingston’s municipal boundary. · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Towns close to Kingston Penitentiary
Among the 4, Kingston is the biggest, home to 149,527 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Kingston
Frontenac Islands
Loyalist
South Frontenac
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Kingston Penitentiary is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | It’s in town | 149,527 | 43 |
| Frontenac Islands | 4 km east of it | 1,963 | 40 |
| Loyalist | 14 km west of it | 19,761 | 5 |
| South Frontenac | 24 km northwest of it | 21,599 | 3 |
What else is near Kingston Penitentiary
Our list has 10 more within 15 km, among them 7 museums and an art gallery.
Museum · Parks CanadaBellevue House900 m away2
Art galleryAgnes Etherington Art Centre1.6 km away3
MuseumAnn Baillie Building1.8 km away4
MuseumMurney Tower1.9 km away5
MuseumKingston General Hospital1.7 km away6MuseumMuseumCanada's Penitentiary Museum300 m away7MuseumMuseumMuseum of Health Care at Kingston1.8 km away8MuseumMuseumCorrectional Services of Canada Museum300 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Kingston Penitentiary in questions
Where is Kingston Penitentiary?
You’ll find Kingston Penitentiary in Kingston (Ontario), within the town’s municipal boundary.
What is Kingston Penitentiary?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Kingston Penitentiary?
In Kingston, May to September are the warmest, with afternoon highs of 18–25°C (ECCC 1991–2020 normals).
Is Kingston Penitentiary 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 (6)
- Kingston Penitentiary: P199, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bellevue House: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Agnes Etherington Art Centre: KingstonianW, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Baillie Building: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Murney Tower: Carlb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingston General Hospital: P199, 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).