Places to visit in Vernon River, led by MacPhail Homestead
3 places to visit are mapped inside Vernon River’s municipal boundary, and 1 more within 5 km of its edge. The best-known trip out is to Prince Edward Island National Park, 30 km away.
What Vernon River is known for
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
Selkirk Scottish Heritage Centre marks the outer edge, 14 km away.
The dashed line is Vernon River’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
How the list breaks down
All 4 are museums or galleries.
Green: inside Vernon River. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Vernon River
The 3 inside Vernon River 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 Vernon River → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Vernon River →
The wider area
National park · Parks CanadaPrince Edward Island National Park30 km northwest
ChurchSt. Dunstan's Roman Catholic Basilica19 km west
CathedralSt. Peter's Cathedral20 km west
FortSkmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst20 km southwest
MuseumFarmers' Bank of Rustico39 km westPlaces well known beyond Vernon River (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.
Visiting Vernon River: the answers
What are the main attractions in Vernon River?
The names to know inside Vernon River’s municipal boundary: Orwell Corner Historic Village and PEI Agricultural Heritage Museum.
Is there a Parks Canada property near Vernon River?
None within 5 km; the nearest, run by Parks Canada, is the one named above, 30 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Vernon River?
The best known within 40 km are St. Dunstan's Roman Catholic Basilica (19 km), St. Peter's Cathedral (20 km), Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst (20 km), Farmers' Bank of Rustico (39 km).
How is this list made?
We merge OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the heritage registers into one list of museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. To count, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tours are dropped. Places inside the town’s 2021 outline come first, then those up to 5 km beyond it.
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)
- Prince Edward Island National Park: Rick McCharles, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst: MTLskyline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Farmers' Bank of Rustico: Fralambert, 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).