Copp's Ferry Museum opens Stanstead’s list
The municipal boundary itself has 2 places on our list; 2 others are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a museum, a garden and an abbey or priory. Cathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrooke lies 38 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Must-know places in Stanstead
Abbey or priorySaint Benedict Abbey2.1 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Stanstead, mapped
Furthest out is Owl's Head, at 12 km.
The dashed line is Stanstead’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Which kinds
The list holds a museum, a garden and an abbey or priory.
Green: inside Stanstead. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Stanstead
3Saint Benedict Abbey
The 2 inside Stanstead 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 Stanstead → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Stanstead →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
CathedralCathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrooke38 km north
MuseumSherbrooke Nature and Science Museum38 km north · 40K visitors a year
Ski hillMount Sutton32 km west
MuseumLouis S. St. Laurent30 km northeastNational parkNational park · SépaqMont-Orford National Park25 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Stanstead (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.
What people ask about Stanstead
What are the main attractions in Stanstead?
Only Pioneer Bigelow Garden is on the list inside Stanstead’s municipal boundary.
Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Stanstead?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Mont-Orford National Park (Sépaq), 25 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Stanstead?
For a day out within 40 km: Sherbrooke Nature and Science Museum (38 km), Mount Sutton (32 km), Louis S. St. Laurent (30 km).
How is this list made?
Places come from four open sources (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Statistics Canada’s ODCAF, the federal and Québec heritage registers), each site once. A building counts as a place to visit only with opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article; hotels, restaurants and tour firms are dropped. The town’s 2021 outline and 5 km around it set the reach.
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)
- Saint Benedict Abbey: Jean-Philippe Boulet, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrooke: Libertad-pb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherbrooke Nature and Science Museum: Philip Bastarache, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Sutton: MontSutton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis S. St. Laurent: Mario Hains, 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).