West Raleigh
West Raleigh is a suburb in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina and has about 339,000 residents. West Raleigh is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bedford Heights, as well as near Oakview.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include North Carolina Museum of Art and Raleigh Little Theatre.
North Carolina Museum of Art
Museum
Photo: Justin Doub, CC BY 2.0.
The North Carolina Museum of Art is an art museum in Raleigh, North Carolina. It opened in 1956 as the first major museum collection in the country to be formed by state legislation and funding.
Raleigh Little Theatre
Theater building
Raleigh Little Theatre is a community theatre in Raleigh, North Carolina, that produces 10 to 11 full productions annually and conducts youth and adult theatre education programs.
Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral
Church
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral that is the seat of the Diocese of Raleigh, replacing Sacred Heart Cathedral. The cathedral accommodates more than 2,000 worshippers and serves as the site for major liturgical celebrations, pilgrimages, and events for the Catholic community of eastern North Carolina.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens and Historic Oakwood.
Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens
Neighborhood
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens is a historic home and garden and national historic district located at Raleigh, North Carolina. The main house is a modest 19th century turreted late Victorian period frame cottage, with a Colonial Revival style studio wing and kitchen and dining porch added in 1937.
Historic Oakwood
Neighborhood
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
Historic Oakwood is a neighborhood in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places, that is known for its Historic Oakwood Cemetery and many Victorian and Second Empire houses. Historic Oakwood is situated 2½ miles east of West Raleigh.
Boylan Heights
Neighborhood
Photo: Aigrette, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boylan Heights is one of eight historic neighborhoods surrounding downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Developed in the early 20th century it was one of the earliest planned suburbs in the city.
West Raleigh
- Type: Suburb with 339,000 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.7937° or 35° 47′ 38″ northLongitude
-78.6742° or 78° 40′ 27″ westPopulation
339,000Elevation
400 feet (122 metres)Open location code
8773Q8VG+F8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1980971026OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
4498303
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