Rural Saanich
Rural Saanich is a locality in Saanich, Capital Regional District, British Columbia and has about 5,030 residents. Rural Saanich is situated nearby to the locality Colquitz, as well as near the area Lake Land District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dominion Astrophysical Observatory and Maltby Lake.
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
Historic building
Photo: Eminoro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, located on Observatory Hill, in Saanich, British Columbia, was completed in 1918 by the Canadian government. The Dominion architect responsible for the building was Edgar Lewis Horwood. Dominion Astrophysical Observatory is situated 2½ km north of Rural Saanich.
Maltby Lake
Lake
Maltby Lake is located in South southwestern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It is located 10 km north of Victoria, British Columbia in the Tod Creek Watershed.
Victoria General Hospital
Hospital
Photo: John Newcomb, CC BY 3.0.
Victoria General Hospital is an acute care facility located in View Royal, British Columbia, Canada, a western suburb of Victoria. VGH provides emergency, general surgery and medical treatment services. Victoria General Hospital is situated 3½ km south of Rural Saanich.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include View Royal and Highlands.
View Royal
Town
Photo: John Newcomb, CC BY 3.0.
View Royal is a town in Greater Victoria and a member municipality of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. View Royal has a population of 11,575 residents. View Royal is situated 5 km south of Rural Saanich.
Highlands
Village
Photo: Kiwibirdman, CC BY 3.0.
The District of Highlands is a district municipality near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. As one of the Western Communities, or West Shore municipalities, outside Victoria, Highlands has a population of 2,225 as of 2016. Highlands is situated 6 km west of Rural Saanich.
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… Esquimalt is situated 8 km south of Rural Saanich.
Rural Saanich
- Type: Locality with 5,030 residents
- Location: Saanich, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
48.49734° or 48° 29′ 50″ northLongitude
-123.42876° or 123° 25′ 44″ westPopulation
5,030Elevation
66 metres (217 feet)Open location code
84WRFHWC+WFGeoNames ID
13512370
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