From Shefford, 10 km to Granby Zoo
Among the places to visit in and near Shefford are 6 museums, 2 zoos and 2 ski hills. There is no place to visit inside Shefford’s municipal boundary; there are 14 within 5 km of its edge. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by Sépaq. Saint Benedict Abbey is worth a day, 36 km from the centre.
Where to start near Shefford
ZooGranby Zoo4.5 km outside town, to the west
Ski hillSki Bromont3 km outside town, to the south
MuseumLac Boivin Natural Interpretation Centre1.6 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumLe Musée du chocolat de la confiserie Bromont2.6 km outside town, to the southNational parkNational park · SépaqYamaska National Park2.5 km outside town, to the northSki hillSki hillBromont Montagne d'Expérience3.9 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map view
The list reaches out to Cinézoo, 17 km away.
The dashed line is Shefford’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
What is on offer
Count 7 museums or galleries and 6 zoos, ski hills, theme parks or other days out.
Green: inside Shefford. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Run by Sépaq: Yamaska National Park.
Each place in turn
Lac Boivin Natural Interpretation Centre
Nature interpretation centre in Granby, Quebec, Canada.
Musée canadien de l'arme et du bronze inc.
Organization in the cultural domain in Estrie, Québec.
Cinézoo
Close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Shefford → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Shefford →
The wider area
Abbey or priorySaint Benedict Abbey36 km east
CathedralCathedral of St. Hyacinth, Saint-Hyacinthe39 km northwest
Ski hillMount Sutton30 km southeastNational parkNational park · SépaqMont-Orford National Park33 km eastPlaces well known beyond Shefford (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Parks Canada or Sépaq property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Seeing Shefford: questions
What is there to see near Shefford?
No attraction is mapped inside Shefford itself. Within 5 km of it are Ski Bromont, Lac Boivin Natural Interpretation Centre and Le Musée du chocolat de la confiserie Bromont.
Does Shefford have a museum?
Look at Musée canadien de l'arme et du bronze inc., Le P’tit Monde Des Grands and Canadian Fly Fishing Museum Inc., in Shefford or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Shefford?
Yes: places in or within 5 km of Shefford are in the care of Sépaq; the chart above names them.
What are the best-known days out near Shefford?
Further out, up to 40 km: Cathedral of St. Hyacinth, Saint-Hyacinthe (39 km), Mount Sutton (30 km), Mont-Orford National Park (33 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 (6)
- Granby Zoo: ( Boréal ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ski Bromont: Martin Boyer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lac Boivin Natural Interpretation Centre: SamuelFreli, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Benedict Abbey: Jean-Philippe Boulet, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St. Hyacinth, Saint-Hyacinthe: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Sutton: MontSutton, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).