Renfrew And District Historical And Museum Society, the place to visit in Laurentian Valley
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 4 of 5. Only one place to visit is inside Laurentian Valley’s municipal boundary, but 4 more are within 5 km of its edge. Further afield lies Coulonge Chutes, at 31 km.
Start with these in Laurentian Valley
CathedralSt. Columbkille Cathedral800 m outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumChamplain Trail Museum100 m outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseum42Nd Field Regiment Lanark & Renfrew (1St Air Defence Regiment) Scottish RCA Regimental Museum900 m outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumMurray L. Moore Hydro Museum500 m 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.
Mapped around Laurentian Valley
The dashed line is Laurentian Valley’s municipal boundary; 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 Laurentian Valley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
The one inside Laurentian Valley comes 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 Laurentian Valley → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Laurentian Valley →
Names further out
WaterfallCoulonge Chutes31 km northeast
FortFort William18 km northwest
MuseumGeorge Bryson House34 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Laurentian Valley (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 Laurentian Valley: your questions
Does Laurentian Valley have a museum?
The museums and galleries on the list within 5 km of Laurentian Valley include Champlain Trail Museum, 42Nd Field Regiment Lanark & Renfrew (1St Air Defence Regiment) Scottish RCA Regimental Museum and Murray L. Moore Hydro Museum.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Laurentian Valley?
None is recorded within 5 km of Laurentian Valley.
What are the best-known days out near Laurentian Valley?
Further out, up to 40 km: Fort William (18 km), George Bryson House (34 km).
How is this list made?
The list joins OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, one entry per site: museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. Forts, houses and churches need something that shows they welcome visitors, and hotels, restaurants and tours are never included. What lies inside the town’s 2021 outline, or within 5 km of it, is listed.
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 (4)
- St. Columbkille Cathedral: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coulonge Chutes: jljmt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort William: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Bryson House: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).