Roanoke is an independent city in the southern U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 97,032.
Population: 97,032
Latitude: 37° 16' 15.49" N
Longitude: -79° 56' 29.15" W
Explore Park is a 1200 acre passive recreation facility operated by Roanoke County Parks, Recreation and Tourism. The park is located at milepost 115 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Roanoke County, Virginia. It includes various restored local historica…
Valhalla Vineyards is a vineyard and winery located in Roanoke County, Virginia, founded by James and Debra Vascik in 1994.
Twelve O'clock Knob is a mountain located in southwestern Roanoke County, Virginia, directly south of Salem, Virginia. According to local lore, slaves in the western Roanoke Valley noted that the Sun was directly over the mountain roughly around noo…
The Roanoke Valley Governor's School for Science and Technology is located in the Grandin Court neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia on the campus of Patrick Henry High School, and was established in 1985 as a result of the cooperative effort of seven …
North Cross School is an independent, coeducational, college-preparatory day school in Roanoke, VA that serves children from age three through twelfth grade. The school was founded in 1944 in Salem, VA and is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustee…
Kenwood is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in southeast Roanoke, along the north bank of the Roanoke River. It borders the neighborhoods of Morningside on the west, Fallon on the north, Riverdale on the south and the Town of Vinton on the e…
Intervale is an unincorporated community in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States.
Hidden Valley High School is a public high school in Roanoke County, Virginia. It is one of the five high schools in the Roanoke County Public Schools system.
Fort Lewis Mountain is a mountain which stretches from Ironto in Montgomery County, Virginia to Masons Cove in Roanoke County, Virginia. The rural community of Bradshaw is located in the narrow valley between the south slope of Catawba Mountain and …
Carvins Cove Natural Reserve is the second largest city park in the United States, at 12,700 acres (51 km2).
Wilmont is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in far western Roanoke.
Wildwood is a neighborhood in eastern Roanoke, Virginia, in the United States. It lies along U.S. 460 (Orange Avenue) and is bordered by the neighborhoods of Hollins on the west, Mecca Gardens on the east, Eastgate on the north, and the town of Vint…
Washington Park is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in central Roanoke, that initially developed in the 1920s as an early Roanoke suburb. It borders the neighborhoods of Roundhill on the north and Williamson Road on the north and east, Gains…
Spring Hollow Reservoir is a 158-acre (0.64 km2), 3.3-billion-US-gallon (12,000,000 m3) side-stream reservoir in Roanoke County, Virginia with the largest roller-compacted concrete dam east of the Mississippi Having commenced operation in 1996, it i…
The Memorial Bridge is a two-lane, 785 feet (239 m) long bridge spanning the Roanoke River along U.S. Route 11 (Memorial Avenue) in Roanoke, Virginia. The bridge serves as a connection between the southwestern areas of the city (including the Grandi…
Laymantown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,979 at the 2010 census.
Kiwanis Field is a stadium in Salem, Virginia which was opened in 1932. The ballpark has a capacity of 5,000 people and is primarily used for baseball. Kiwanis Field was the home of a Carolina League team known at various times as the Salem Rebels (…
Hidden Valley is the name given to a wide, mostly unforested floodplain of the Jackson River some miles north of Virginia route 39 and west of US Route 220 in the George Washington National Forest. The Forest Service maintains the open character of …