Historic site · Saanich · British Columbia

Dodd House

This is Dodd House, a historic site in Saanich. Nearby, 2 more places to visit are within 5 km. Worth the trip, Sealand of the Pacific is 6.2 km off.

Where

In Saanich

inside the municipal boundary

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

Historic site in Saanich

Inside Saanich

Dodd House sits inside Saanich’s municipal boundary. Towns near it ↓

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The best months to visit

For warmth, aim for May to September (18–24°C highs in Saanich).

Jan8° / 3°110 mm

Feb9° / 3°60 mm

Mar11° / 4°53 mm

Apr14° / 6°36 mm

May18° / 8°29 mm

Jun21° / 10°20 mm

Jul24° / 12°11 mm

Aug24° / 12°16 mm

Sep20° / 10°30 mm

Oct14° / 7°77 mm

Nov10° / 5°123 mm

Dec8° / 3°98 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Saanich, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at Victoria (University), 4.9 km from Saanich (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Saanich’s full climate →

About

Dodd House

You’ll find it in Saanich, inside the town’s municipal boundary.

Type: Historic site
Town: in Saanich

Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.

The map

The area around Dodd House

Find Dodd House in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Dodd House

By population, Saanich leads the 8 with 126,011. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Saanich

126,011 people · 54 places to visit

2 · 1.3 km south of it

Oak Bay

18,626 people · 38 places to visit

3 · 2.9 km west of it

Juan de Fuca (Part 1)

5,439 people · 55 places to visit

4 · 3.3 km southwest of it

Victoria

103,888 people · 47 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Dodd House is	People	Places to visit
Saanich	It’s in town	126,011	54
Oak Bay	1.3 km south of it	18,626	38
Juan de Fuca (Part 1)	2.9 km west of it	5,439	55
Victoria	3.3 km southwest of it	103,888	47
Esquimalt	7.6 km west of it	19,512	42
New Songhees 1A	7.8 km west of it	2,052	35
View Royal	8.9 km west of it	12,795	20
Central Saanich	13 km north of it	18,184	13

Make a day of it

Next door to Dodd House

Around it, within 15 km, lie 4 museums, 2 art galleries and a zoo, among others.

1ZooZooSealand of the Pacific6.2 km away

MuseumPemberton Memorial Operating Room5 km away 3MuseumMuseumPoint Ellice House / O'Reilly House5.9 km away 4MuseumMuseumAshton Armoury Museum5 km away 5Art galleryArt galleryFLUX Media Gallery5.8 km away 6MuseumMuseumVictoria Chinatown Museum6.2 km away 7Water parkWater parkRotary Water Park4.3 km away 8Art galleryArt galleryThe fifty fifty arts collective5.4 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

What people ask about Dodd House

Where is Dodd House?

Dodd House: in Saanich, British Columbia, inside the town’s municipal boundary.

What is Dodd House?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit Dodd House?

In Saanich, afternoons are warmest from May to September, at 18–24°C (ECCC 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 (1)

Pemberton Memorial Operating Room: Public domain, 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).