Main Hangar
This is Main Hangar, a museum in North Saanich. Around it, within 5 km, are 7 more places on our list. Running it is British Columbia Aviation Museum.
Museum in North Saanich
Inside North Saanich
Main Hangar lies within the municipal boundary of North Saanich. Towns near it ↓
Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.
Which month to go
Afternoons in North Saanich reach 18–23°C from May to September.
Main Hangar
The pick nearby is Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, 10 km off.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- British Columbia Aviation Museum
- Town
- in North Saanich
The area around Main Hangar
The orange dot is Main Hangar; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is North Saanich’s municipal boundary. · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Towns within reach of Main Hangar
Among the 8, Central Saanich is the biggest, home to 18,184 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.
- 1North Saanich
- 2Sidney
- 3Central Saanich
- 4Southern Gulf Islands
- 5East Saanich 2
- 6Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley
- 7Cobble Hill
- 8Highlands
North Saanich
Sidney
Central Saanich
Southern Gulf Islands
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Main Hangar is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Saanich | It’s in town | 12,986 | 11 |
| Sidney | 300 m northeast of it | 13,445 | 9 |
| Central Saanich | 3.2 km southwest of it | 18,184 | 13 |
| Southern Gulf Islands | 4.1 km northeast of it | 6,691 | 17 |
| East Saanich 2 | 6.3 km south of it | 1,962 | 4 |
| Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley | 10 km northwest of it | 5,156 | 4 |
| Cobble Hill | 13 km northwest of it | 5,074 | 4 |
| Highlands | 14 km southwest of it | 2,753 | 5 |
Around Main Hangar
A visit can take in 4 museums, a national park and an aquarium, all within 15 km.
National park · Parks CanadaGulf Islands National Park Reserve10 km away2
MuseumBritish Columbia Aviation Museum100 m away3AquariumAquariumShaw Ocean Discovery Centre2.2 km away4
MuseumSidney Museum and Archives1.8 km away5MuseumMuseumSaanich Pioneer Museum4.8 km away6MuseumMuseumHeritage Acres6.8 km away7Art galleryArt galleryRed Art Gallery2.1 km away8AttractionAttractionVictoria Butterfly Gardens8.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Main Hangar, answered
Where is Main Hangar?
Inside the town’s municipal boundary: Main Hangar is in North Saanich, British Columbia.
What is Main Hangar?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Main Hangar?
The warm months in North Saanich run May to September, with afternoons at 18–23°C on the 1991–2020 normals.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Gulf Islands National Park Reserve: Paul Gierszewski, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Columbia Aviation Museum: cliff1066, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Museum and Archives: Sidney Museum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).