Roanoke Star, Roanoke

Name: Roanoke Star
Address: Roanoke, United States

#4 among attractions in Roanoke

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The Roanoke Star, also known as the Mill Mountain Star, is the world's largest freestanding illuminated man-made star, constructed in 1949 at the top of Mill Mountain in Roanoke, Virginia. It is visible for 60 miles from the air and it sits 1,045 feet above the city of Roanoke. ()

Built: 1949 (75 years ago)Coordinates: 37°15'3"N, 79°55'57"W

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Roanoke Star – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Beth Israel Synagogue, Mill Mountain Zoo, St. John's Episcopal Church, Buena Vista.

1.2 miNW
Synagogue, Greek Revival architecture
Beth Israel Synagogue, Roanoke
32 min walk • Beth Israel Synagogue is a Conservative synagogue located at 920 Franklin Road in Roanoke, Virginia. The synagogue was founded in 1900, and as of 2009, it had a membership of approximately 160 families and individuals.
~1750 ftSW
Compact animal park with a train ride
Mill Mountain Zoo, Roanoke
9 min walk • The Mill Mountain Zoo is a zoo located atop Mill Mountain in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. When it opened in 1952, the zoo was operated by the City of Roanoke. In 1976, the city turned its operation over to the Roanoke Jaycees.
1.2 miNW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. John's Episcopal Church, Roanoke
31 min walk • St. John's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1891–1892, and is a Gothic style blue-gray limestone church designed by Charles M. Burns of Philadelphia.
1 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
Buena Vista, Roanoke
26 min walk • Buena Vista is a historic plantation house located in Roanoke, Virginia. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, brick Greek Revival style dwelling with a shallow hipped roof and two-story, three-bay wing.
1.2 miW
Neighbourhood
South Roanoke, Roanoke
30 min walk • South Roanoke is a neighborhood located in southeast Roanoke, Virginia, surrounded roughly by the Roanoke River to the north and Mill Mountain to the east, centered on Crystal Spring Avenue.
0.7 miW
Neighbourhood
South Jefferson, Roanoke
17 min walk • South Jefferson is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in southeast Roanoke, surrounded roughly by the Roanoke River to the south and east and the Roy L. Webber Expressway to the west, centered on South Jefferson Street.
1.1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Old Southwest, Roanoke
30 min walk • Old Southwest is a neighborhood of the independent city of Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Located geographically near the center of the city, Old Southwest was annexed from Roanoke County in 1890 and developed as one of Roanoke's more affluent residential areas.