City of Roanoke
Roanoke, Virginia, called the "Star City of the South" and "Magic City," is a charming city with beautiful views. A colorfully lit 100-ft star atop Mill Mountain graces the Roanoke Valley.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gainsboro Branch Library and Taubman Museum of Art.
Gainsboro Branch Library
Library
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The Gainsboro Branch Library is a historic library building located in the Gainsboro neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1941–1942 and is a one-story, seven-bay brick building built with an L-plan and gabled roof, and designed in the Tudor Revival style.
Taubman Museum of Art
Museum
Roanoke station
Railway station
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Roanoke station is a train station in Roanoke, Virginia, the current southern terminus of Amtrak's Northeast Regional line. Built in 2017, it follows several other Roanoke passenger stations that operated from the 1850s to 1979.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vinton and Raleigh Court.
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.
Raleigh Court
Neighborhood
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Raleigh Court is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in southwest Roanoke along U.S. 11. It borders the neighborhoods of Greater Deyerle on the west, Wasena on the east, Cherry Hill, Mountain View and Norwich on the north and Franklin-Colonial and Grandin Court on the south. Raleigh Court is situated 2½ miles west of City of Roanoke.
City of Roanoke
- Location: Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.271° or 37° 16′ 16″ northLongitude
-79.9414° or 79° 56′ 29″ westPopulation
97,000Elevation
935 feet (285 metres)Open location code
879273C5+9CGeoNames ID
4782241
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In Other Languages
“City of Roanoke” goes by many names.
- French: “Ville de Roanoke”
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