Welcome to View Royal ...
While we don't have a date for the establishment of View Royal, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated October 15, 1988.
Time Zone: View Royal 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 View Royal: (250) and (778)<1>
Websites for View Royal ...
Official Website: www.town.viewroyal.bc.ca/
Communities near View Royal ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near View Royal.
- Oak Bay
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bay
- Oak Bay lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the east of View Royal
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Oak Bay
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Bay<4>
- Sidney
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Sidney lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north of View Royal
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Sidney
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney<4>
- North Saanich
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Saanich
- North Saanich lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north of View Royal
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Saanich came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on North Saanich
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Saanich<4>
- Sooke
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Metchosin
- Prospect Lake
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Lake
- Prospect Lake lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of View Royal
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Prospect Lake
- Victoria
- Cadboro Bay
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadboro Bay
- Cadboro Bay lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the east of View Royal
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Cadboro Bay
- Gordon Head
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Head
- Gordon Head lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the east of View Royal
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Gordon Head
- Malahat
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malahat
- Malahat lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northwest of View Royal
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malahat came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Malahat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malahat<4>
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 View Royal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for View Royal.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around View Royal. See our Newspapers Page for View Royal.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for View Royal ...
Looking for more information about View Royal? 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 View Royal, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for View Royal.
Other Roadside Stops ...
Visit our Community Index for British Columbia
About British Columbia
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for View Royal: www.town.viewroyal.bc.ca/
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Area code (778) is an overlay for area code (250). |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- View Royal) to Point B.If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for View Royal. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from View RoyalOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in View Royal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4583, Longitude: -123.4500 |
| <3> | If we have found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |