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Barge

In Whitehorse stands Barge, a museum. Another 10 places to visit lie within 5 km. Upkeep is seen to by Parks Canada.

Where
In Whitehorse
inside the municipal boundary
Run by
Parks Canada
a national heritage body
How well known
Top 25%
#1,286 of 5,181 places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 19–21°C
In brief

Museum in Whitehorse

Inside Whitehorse

Barge sits inside Whitehorse’s municipal boundary. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by Parks Canada

One of the places Parks Canada looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

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

When to go

Picking your season

In Whitehorse, June to August bring the warmest days: highs of 19–21°C.

Jan-11° / -19°22 mm
Feb-7° / -17°15 mm
Mar-1° / -12°12 mm
Apr7° / -4°8 mm
May14° / 2°15 mm
Jun19° / 6°35 mm
Jul21° / 9°39 mm
Aug19° / 7°39 mm
Sep12° / 3°31 mm
Oct4° / -3°23 mm
Nov-5° / -12°24 mm
Dec-9° / -17°16 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Whitehorse, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals for Whitehorse (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Whitehorse’s full climate →
About

Barge

First among the places near it is Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre, at 1.7 km.

Type
Museum
Run by
Parks Canada
Town
in Whitehorse
Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.
The map

Where to find Barge

Orange: Barge.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Whitehorse’s municipal boundary. · Statistics Canada 2021 outline

Towns near it

Which towns are near Barge

They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

12
  1. 1Whitehorse
  2. 2Macpherson-Grizzly Valley
1 · It’s in town

Whitehorse

34,129 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 22 km north of it

Macpherson-Grizzly Valley

1,634 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns
TownWhere Barge isPeoplePlaces to visit
WhitehorseIt’s in town34,12915
Macpherson-Grizzly Valley22 km north of it1,6342
Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Nearby, 10 places within 15 km include 5 museums and 3 art galleries.

1MuseumYukon Beringia Interpretive Centre1.7 km away2MuseumMacBride Museum of Yukon History900 m away3Museum · Parks CanadaS.S. Klondike100 m away4Art galleryArt galleryKwanlin Dün Cultural Centre1.3 km away5MuseumYukon Transportation Museum1.6 km away6Art galleryYukon Arts Centre4.7 km away7MuseumMuseumOld Log Church Museum600 m away8Art galleryArt galleryArts Underground700 m away

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

Before visiting Barge

Where is Barge?

Barge is in Whitehorse, Yukon, inside the town’s municipal boundary.

What is Barge?

Museum.

Who runs Barge?

Parks Canada.

When is the best time to visit Barge?

For warmth, aim for June to August: highs of 19–21°C in Whitehorse (ECCC 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Barge?

Klondike (100 m) and Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre (1.3 km).

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 (5)

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).