Garden City
Garden City is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located far southeast Roanoke, abutting Mill Mountain. It borders the neighborhoods of Morningside and Riverdale on the north, and Mill Mountain and Southern Hills to the west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Garden City, Roanoke, Virginia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mill Mountain Zoo and Roanoke Star.
Mill Mountain Zoo
Zoo
Mill Mountain Zoo is a non-profit zoo located atop Mill Mountain in Roanoke, Virginia, dedicated to fostering connections between people and wildlife to promote conservation and environmental stewardship.
Roanoke Star
Photo: SchuminWeb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Roanoke Star, also known as the Mill Mountain Star, is the world's largest freestanding illuminated man-made star. It was constructed at the top of Mill Mountain in Roanoke, Virginia in 1949 by the local merchants association to draw publicity and trade to the city.
Roanoke Mountain
Peak
Roanoke Mountain is a mountain in Virginia. It is located two miles south of the Roanoke River and one mile east of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The summit of Roanoke Mountain may be reached by a one-way loop road which branches off the Blue Ridge Parkway. Roanoke Mountain is situated 1½ miles south of Garden City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southern Hills and Wasena.
Southern Hills
Suburb
Southern Hills is a neighborhood of the independent city of Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Located geographically as the city's southernmost neighborhood, Southern Hills was annexed from Roanoke County in 1976 and has seen significant residential and commercial development since the 1990s. Southern Hills is situated 2 miles west of Garden City.
Wasena
Quarter
Photo: Patriarca12, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wasena is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in south, central Roanoke bisected by U.S. Route 221, immediately to the south of the Roanoke River. Wasena is situated 3 miles northwest of Garden City.
Mountain View
Quarter
Photo: Patriarca12, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mountain View is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in central Roanoke north of the Roanoke River. It borders the neighborhoods of Norwich on the west, West End on the east, Hurt Park on the north and Raleigh Court and Wasena on the south. Mountain View is situated 3 miles northwest of Garden City.
Garden City
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Roanoke, Southwest Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.23181° or 37° 13′ 55″ northLongitude
-79.92837° or 79° 55′ 42″ westElevation
1,047 feet (319 metres)Open location code
879263JC+PMOpenStreetMap ID
node 158642159OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Garden City” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Garden City”
- Japanese: “ガーデンシティ”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Garden City”. Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.