Vic West
Victoria West, commonly called Vic West, is a historic neighbourhood of the city of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, located just west of downtown across Victoria Harbour, bordering on the Township of Esquimalt.- Type: Neighborhood with 8,370 residents
- Description: suburb of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Victoria West” and “Victoria West, Greater Victoria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Point Ellice Bridge and Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Roundhouse.
Point Ellice Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Lorenzorogers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Point Ellice Bridge, also known as the Bay Street Bridge is a major road-crossing of the Victoria Harbour in Victoria, British Columbia. Used mainly by motorists, it connects the downtown Rock Bay neighbourhood with Victoria West.
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Roundhouse
Memorial
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Roundhouse in Victoria, British Columbia, was completed in 1913 and designated a historic building in 1992. The roundhouse has been virtually unchanged since its construction.
Victoria Inner Harbour Seaplane Base
Aerodrome
Photo: ConifersOfGnarnia, CC BY 4.0.
Victoria Inner Harbour Airport or Victoria Harbour Water Airport is located in Victoria Harbour, adjacent to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Transport Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinatown and Victoria.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chinatown in Victoria, British Columbia is the oldest Chinatown in Canada and the second oldest in North America after San Francisco. Victoria's Chinatown had its beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century in the mass influx of miners from California to what is now British Columbia in 1858.
Victoria
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Victoria is the capital of Canada's westernmost province; British Columbia, near the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Victoria contains a perfect combination of the old and new Canada.
Esquimalt
Town
Photo: Kyle Wilson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and…
Vic West
- Category: locality
- Location: Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.43232° or 48° 25′ 56″ northLongitude
-123.3817° or 123° 22′ 54″ westPopulation
8,370Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
84WRCJJ9+W8OpenStreetMap ID
node 3096758747OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
13512366Wikidata ID
Q7927136
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