Museum · Charlottetown · Prince Edward Island

Point Prim Lighthouse

Visitors to Charlottetown can see Point Prim Lighthouse, a museum. Add any of 7 more places within 5 km to a visit. Our list goes on with St. Dunstan's Roman Catholic Basilica, 4.6 km away.

Where

In Charlottetown

inside the municipal boundary

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Museum in Charlottetown

Inside Charlottetown

Point Prim Lighthouse is inside Charlottetown’s municipal boundary. Towns near it ↓

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

A month-by-month guide

For warmth, aim for June to September (19–24°C highs in Charlottetown).

Jan-3° / -12°101 mm

Feb-3° / -12°85 mm

Mar1° / -7°84 mm

Apr7° / -1°75 mm

May14° / 4°78 mm

Jun20° / 10°91 mm

Jul24° / 14°82 mm

Aug23° / 14°96 mm

Sep19° / 10°95 mm

Oct13° / 5°122 mm

Nov7° / 0°110 mm

Dec1° / -6°115 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Charlottetown, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at Charlottetown (Airport), 3.3 km from Charlottetown (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Charlottetown’s full climate →

About

Point Prim Lighthouse

In Charlottetown, inside the town’s municipal boundary.

Type: Museum
Town: in Charlottetown

Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.

Plan your visit

Before you set off

Address2147 point rd point prim

Address, hours and fees: OpenStreetMap contributors and Wikidata. They change with the seasons: check its site before you go.

The map

Locating Point Prim Lighthouse

Orange: Point Prim Lighthouse.

Towns near it

Towns that list Point Prim Lighthouse

Charlottetown is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (48,118 people). Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

Charlottetown

48,118 people · 12 places to visit

2 · 1.3 km south of it

Cornwall

7,920 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 2.6 km northwest of it

Miltonvale Park

1,279 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 7.7 km east of it

Stratford

13,152 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Point Prim Lighthouse is	People	Places to visit
Charlottetown	It’s in town	48,118	12
Cornwall	1.3 km south of it	7,920	11
Miltonvale Park	2.6 km northwest of it	1,279	3
Stratford	7.7 km east of it	13,152	9
Kingston	10 km west of it	1,308	1
Crossroads	12 km east of it	2,366	7
North Shore	12 km northeast of it	1,609	1
West River	14 km south of it	4,155	8

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Point Prim Lighthouse

Around it, within 15 km, lie 11 more, including 4 museums, a church and a cathedral.

ChurchSt. Dunstan's Roman Catholic Basilica4.6 km away 2

CathedralSt. Peter's Cathedral4.1 km away 3

Art galleryConfederation Centre Art Gallery4.4 km away 4MuseumMuseumCOWS Creamery900 m away 5

FortSkmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst7.6 km away 6MuseumMuseumBeaconsfield Historic House4.3 km away 7MuseumMuseumPEI Museum & Heritage Foundation4.2 km away 8MuseumMuseumThe Prince Edward Island Regiment Museum4.7 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

What people ask about Point Prim Lighthouse

Where is Point Prim Lighthouse?

Look in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; Point Prim Lighthouse is within the municipal boundary.

What is Point Prim Lighthouse?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Point Prim Lighthouse?

Afternoons in Charlottetown peak at 19–24°C from June to September (ECCC 1991–2020 normals).

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 (4)

St. Dunstan's Roman Catholic Basilica: SoftwareSimian (changes by Rabanus Flavus ), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. Peter's Cathedral: Robert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Confederation Centre Art Gallery: Larry from Charlottetown, PEI, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst: MTLskyline, 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).