Blue Ridge Parkway
Blue Ridge Parkway is in the states of North Carolina and Virginia in the United States of America. The parkway wanders 469 mi between Shenandoah National Park and Great Smoky Mountains National Park, along a very scenic stretch of road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glade Valley and Cherry Lane.
Glade Valley
Hamlet
Glade Valley is an unincorporated community located in Alleghany County, North Carolina, United States along U.S. Highway 21 between Cherry Lane and Sparta. Glade Valley is situated 2½ miles northeast of Blue Ridge Parkway.
Cherry Lane
Hamlet
Cherry Lane is an unincorporated community located in the Cherry Lane Township of Alleghany County, North Carolina, United States. The community was settled circa 1838 and was named for the cherry tree-bordered lane that led to the home of local resident Frank Bryan. Cherry Lane is situated 3 miles east of Blue Ridge Parkway.
Sparta
Town
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Sparta is a town and the county seat of Alleghany County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 1,834. Sparta is situated 6 miles northwest of Blue Ridge Parkway.
Blue Ridge Parkway
- Type: Park
- Description: scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina
- Category: scenic route
- Location: Alleghany, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Blue Ridge Parkway” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Blue Ridge Parkway”
- Chinese: “藍嶺山行車通道”
- Danish: “Blue Ridge Parkway”
- Dutch: “Blue Ridge Parkway”
- French: “Blue Ridge Parkway”
- German: “Blue Ridge Mountain Parkway”
- German: “Blue Ridge Parkway”
- Hebrew: “בלו רידג’ פארקווי”
- Hebrew: “בלו רידג‘ פארקוויי”
- Italian: “Blue Ridge Parkway”
- Japanese: “ブルーリッジ・パークウェイ”
- Japanese: “ブルーリッジパークウェイ”
- Japanese: “ブルーリッジ山脈”
- Polish: “Blue Ridge Parkway”
- Spanish: “Blue Ridge Parkway”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 233 and Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 234 ca. 886 m.
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