Welcome to Oak Bay ...

Oak Bay is located on Vancouver Island.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Bay, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated July 2, 1906.

Oak Bay is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Oak Bay lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).

Telephone area codes for Oak Bay: (250) and (778)<2>

Communities Also Named Oak Bay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Oak Bay - they are located in New Brunswick and Quebec.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Bay.

Communities near Oak Bay ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oak Bay.

• Langford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langford <3>
• Colwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colwood <3>
• Sidney
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <3>
• North Saanich
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Saanich came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Saanich
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Saanich <3>
• Sooke
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooke
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sooke <3>
• View Royal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Royal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Royal
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for View Royal <3>
• Metchosin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metchosin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metchosin <3>
• Friday Harbor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday Harbor
  • Friday Harbor is located in San Juan County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friday Harbor <3>
• Prospect Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Lake
• Keating
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oak Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Bay.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Bay. See our Newspapers Page for Oak Bay.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Bay ...

Looking for more information about Oak Bay? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Oak Bay, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oak Bay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Bay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/