Hanging Rock
Hanging Rock is an unincorporated community in Roanoke County, Virginia, United States located directly north of Salem. The community is named for a prominent rock outcrop.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Roanoke County, Virgina
- Also known as: “Hanging Rock, VA” and “Hanging Rock, Virginia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Northside High School.
Northside High School
School
Northside High School is one of five high schools in Roanoke County, Virginia. Northside High School is situated 2½ miles east of Hanging Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westview Terrace and Salem.
Westview Terrace
Neighborhood
Westview Terrace is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in northwest Roanoke. It borders the neighborhoods of Peachtree/Norwood on the west, Villa Heights and Washington Heights on the south and Miller Court/Arrowood on the north and east. Westview Terrace is situated 2½ miles southeast of Hanging Rock.
Salem
Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salem is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,346. It is the county seat of Roanoke County, although the two are separate jurisdictions.
Washington Heights
Quarter
Washington Heights is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in northwest Roanoke, bound to the west by Virginia State Route 117. It borders the neighborhoods of Peachtree/Norwood on the west, South Washington Heights on the south, Villa Heights on the east and Westview Terrace on the north. Washington Heights is situated 3 miles southeast of Hanging Rock.
Hanging Rock
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Roanoke, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.32819° or 37° 19′ 42″ northLongitude
-80.04004° or 80° 2′ 24″ westElevation
1,115 feet (340 metres)Open location code
869X8XH5+7XOpenStreetMap ID
node 154145919OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“Hanging Rock” goes by many names.
- French: “Hanging Rock”
- Irish: “Hanging Rock”
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