Towns & cities
Roanoke
independent city in Virginia, United States
United States · 37.2706, -79.9425
Roanoke is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Roanoke, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 1 more.
Movies filmed in Roanoke
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Roanoke as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Salem
United States·10 km west
independent city near Roanoke, Virginia, United States
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Towns & cities
Moneta
United States·30 km east
census-designated place in Bedford County, Virginia
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Towns & cities
Bedford
United States·38 km east
town in Bedford County, Virginia, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Appalachian Trail
United States·40 km west
2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Roanoke?
2 productions are recorded as filmed in Roanoke, including Borat (2006) and Elvis on Tour (1972). 1 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Roanoke?
Borat (2006), covered by 67 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Roanoke?
Roanoke is in the United States. Its coordinates are 37.2706, -79.9425.
What other filming locations are near Roanoke?
Salem (10 km west), Moneta (30 km east), Bedford (38 km east) and Appalachian Trail (40 km west), all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Joe Ravi, CC BY-SA 3.0.