Sharon Temple, East Gwillimbury

Name: Sharon Temple
Address: 18974 Leslie St, East Gwillimbury, L0G 1V0, Canada
Telephone: +1 905-478-2389

#1 among attractions in East Gwillimbury

Top attraction, History museum, Museum

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The Sharon Temple is an open-air museum site, located in the village of Sharon, Ontario, that was in 1990 designated as a National Historic Site of Canada. It is composed of eight distinctive heritage buildings and dwellings, and houses 6,000 artifacts on a 1.8 ha. site. The building is made available for public use such as tours, concerts, weddings, and special occasions by its current owner, the Sharon Temple Museum Society. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1832 (192 years ago)Coordinates: 44°6'5"N, 79°26'31"W

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18974 Leslie StRural East Gwillimbury (Sharon)East Gwillimbury L0G 1V0 Canada

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+1 905-478-2389

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Sharon Temple – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Upper Canada Mall, Elman W. Campbell Museum, Koffler Scientific Reserve, Newmarket Canal.

3.8 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Upper Canada Mall, Newmarket
97 min walk • Upper Canada Mall is a shopping mall in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the northwest corner of the Davis Drive West and Yonge Street intersection.
3.3 miS
Specialty museum, Museum
Elman W. Campbell Museum, Newmarket
85 min walk • The Elman W. Campbell Museum is a museum in Newmarket, Ontario. Beginning with the first Quaker settlers in the early 1800s, the museum covers the history of Newmarket and the surrounding area, with a focus on local artifacts and their significance. It has several permanent exhibits, as well as space for temporary exhibits.
6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Koffler Scientific Reserve, King
154 min walk • The Koffler Scientific Reserve at Jokers Hill, is a biological field station belonging to and managed by the University of Toronto. It occupies roughly 348 hectares of old fields, wetlands, grasslands, and forest lands in King Township, on the western portion of the Oak Ridges Moraine and close to the town of Newmarket, Ontario, Canada.
1.6 miSW
Canal
Newmarket Canal, Newmarket
41 min walk • The Newmarket Canal, officially known but rarely referred to as the Holland River Division, is an abandoned barge canal project in Newmarket, Ontario.
3.4 miS
City hall
Old Newmarket Town Hall and Courthouse, Newmarket
88 min walk • Old Newmarket Town Hall and Courthouse is a historic structure in Newmarket, Ontario and served as town hall, county offices and courthouse.
4.9 miS
44°2'5"N • 79°28'34"W
Select Art Galleries, Newmarket
125 min walk • Museum
3.5 miS
Church
St Paul's Anglican Church, Newmarket
91 min walk • This list of historic places in the province of Ontario contains heritage sites listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, all of which are designated as historic places either locally, provincially, territorially, nationally, or by more than one level of government.
3.1 miS
Church
Christ the King Graceland Independent Anglican Church of Canada, Newmarket
79 min walk • Dorian Baxter is a perennial candidate for political office in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. He was consecrated as an bishop in the Federation of Independent Anglican Churches in 2003.
5.1 miS
Neighbourhood
Newmarket—Aurora, Aurora
132 min walk • Newmarket—Aurora is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. The district contains the towns of Newmarket, Aurora, and a very small portion of East Gwillimbury.
4.5 miSW
Sport, Sport venue
Ray Twinney Complex, Newmarket
115 min walk • The Ray Twinney Complex, formerly known as the Newmarket Recreational Complex, is a multi-purpose recreational facility in the southwest portion of Newmarket, Ontario, built in 1985. The complex was named for former Newmarket mayor Ray Twinney.