Welcome to View Royal ...

While we don't have a date for the founding 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).

Area Codes for View Royal: 250, 236, 672 & 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Bay <3>
• Sidney
  (13 miles [20.9 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:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <3>
• North Saanich
  (13 miles [20.9 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:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Saanich
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Saanich <3>
• Sooke
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sooke
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sooke <3>
• Metchosin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metchosin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metchosin <3>
• Prospect Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Lake
• Victoria
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <3>
• Cadboro Bay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadboro Bay
• Gordon Head
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Head
• Malahat
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malahat came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malahat
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malahat <3>

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.

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/