Riverdale

Riverdale is a suburb in Roanoke, Southwest Virginia, Virginia. Riverdale is situated nearby to the neighborhood Jamestown Place, as well as near Rosewood Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Roanoke Star and Mill Mountain Zoo.

Roanoke Star

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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.

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.

Taubman Museum of Art

Museum

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The Taubman Museum of Art, formerly the Art Museum of Western Virginia, is an art museum in downtown Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Formally established in 1951, the museum was housed in several locations around Roanoke before moving in 2008 to its current home, a contemporary architecture building designed by Randall Stout. Taubman Museum of Art is situated 2 miles northwest of Riverdale.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garden City and Vinton.

Garden City

Suburb

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. Garden City is situated 2 miles southwest of Riverdale.

Vinton

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Vinton is a town in eastern Roanoke County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,059 at the 2020 census. Vinton is part of the Roanoke metropolitan area and the Roanoke Region of Virginia.

Kenwood

Neighborhood

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 east. Kenwood is situated 2 miles north of Riverdale.

Riverdale

Type: Suburb
Category: locality
Location: Roanoke, Southwest Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.25514° or 37° 15′ 19″ north

Longitude

-79.91393° or 79° 54′ 50″ west

Elevation

912 feet (278 metres)

Open location code

8792734P+3C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 157584394

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

4782020

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