Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Beyond Whitestone’s limits, 11 historic places within 100 km
Georgian Bay, 73 km from Whitestone, has the nearest place of the highest rank. From 2016 to 2021 the town added 2.7% of its homes, against 4.1% in the typical town.
3 places of national importance within 100 km of Whitestone
Their towns number 10: North Bay, Parry Sound and The Archipelago first. The radius of 100 km holds 11. Closest of all is “Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Parry Sound, Ontario”, in Parry Sound, 37 km off.
The 11 nearest, within 100 km
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Parry Sound, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1907–1908 · 37 km away, in Parry Sound |
| LighthouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1888–1890 · 52 km away, in The Archipelago |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Huntsville, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1924–1925 · 60 km away, in Huntsville |
| Lighthouse and DwellingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1880–1881 · 64 km away, in Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, North Bay, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1903–1904 · 79 km away, in North Bay |
| Canadian National Railway Station, North Bay, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1916–1917 · 79 km away, in North Bay |
| Woodchester VillaOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1882 · 80 km away, in Bracebridge |
| Beausoleil IslandNational Historic Site · 87 km away, in Georgian Bay |
| Bethune Memorial HouseNational Historic Site · 1880–1881 · 89 km away, in Gravenhurst |
| Fort Sainte Marie IINational Historic Site · 1649–1650 · 95 km away, in Tiny |
| St. James on-the-LinesOntario Heritage Trust easement · 1840 · 96 km away, in Penetanguishene |
The places within 100 km of Whitestone lean to the decades after Confederation
Out to 100 km from Whitestone, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
Fort Sainte Marie II, in Tiny, goes back furthest, to 1649. The bars count 10 dated places within 100 km. 2 are older than 1867.
Whitestone built the most from 1961 to 1980, 36% of today’s homes
Before 1961: 22% of Whitestone’s homes, near the usual 18%. Count back from today and half of Whitestone’s homes are older than 1981. 23% of Whitestone’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, close to the typical town’s 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Whitestone in brief
Of the homes standing in Whitestone, 22% went up before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
- Provincial and municipal lists. The local and provincial lists outside Québec aren’t published openly, so this page counts what Wikidata records and pages only the places an encyclopedia describes.
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
Questions about Whitestone’s history
How many historic places does Whitestone have on the registers?
Inside Whitestone, none so far; Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Parry Sound, Ontario, 37 km away in Parry Sound, is the closest.
How old are the homes in Whitestone?
22% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
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).