Doon Settlement

Doon Settlement is a residential area in North Dumfries, Region of Waterloo, Ontario which is located on Pinnacle Drive. Doon Settlement is situated nearby to the nature reserve Willowlake Park, as well as near the peak Pinnacle Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Homer Watson House and Doon Heritage Village.

Homer Watson House

Historic building

Photo: Matt Deres, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Homer Watson House is a historic building, which is situated 590 metres north of Doon Settlement.

Doon Heritage Village

Museum

Photo: Pcorb, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Doon Heritage Village, located at the Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum, is a picturesque 25-hectare living history village that shows visitors what life was like in the Waterloo Region in the year 1914. Doon Heritage Village is situated 2 km northwest of Doon Settlement.

Grand Valley Institution for Women

Prison

Grand Valley Institution for Women is a women's prison in Kitchener, Ontario, operated by the Correctional Service of Canada. In Canada, all offenders sentenced to prison terms of greater than two years serve their time in a federal institution operated by the CSC. Grand Valley Institution for Women is situated 2½ km northwest of Doon Settlement.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Doon and Preston.

Doon

Suburb

Photo: Matt Deres, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Doon is a suburban community and former village which is now a part of the city of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Doon was settled around 1800 by German Mennonites from Pennsylvania, and after 1830 by Scottish immigrants.

Preston

Suburb

Photo: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Preston is a community in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario. Prior to 1973 it was an independent town, incorporated in 1915, but amalgamation with the town of Hespeler, Ontario, the city of Galt, Ontario and the village of Blair formed the new municipality of Cambridge. Preston is situated 5 km east of Doon Settlement.