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North Fork of Roanoke

Appellation

North Fork of Roanoke is an appellation in the United States, covering 23,017 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
North Fork of Roanoke viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
1983-05-16
Area
23,017 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
23.45 × 18.83 km
Centre
37.2358° N, 80.3388° W
State
VA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.65
Petitioner
MJC Vineyard

Where it is

Nearest town
6.7 km east of Blacksburg
Nearest city
35 km west of Roanoke 100,011 people
To the sea
271 km
Rivers nearby
Roanoke (8.3 km) · Craig Creek (9.9 km)
Same latitude
Cerasuolo di Vittoria (Italy), Yantai (China), Montilla-Moriles (Spain), Lagos (Portugal), Malvasia Πάρος (Greece)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
374–910 m
Mean elevation
578 m

Measured over the whole outline on 62,638 elevation cells of about 61 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 2

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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