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35.792651, -78.724727
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We found 85 communities that share the name Mount Vernon.
There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Mount Vernon.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 82 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 82 communities, 82 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Mount Vernon, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
Communities Located In North Carolina ...
Rowan County
This Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Mount Vernon.
Rutherford County
This Mount Vernon is located in Rutherford County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Mount Vernon.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Cullman County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Mount Vernon [Cullman County].
DeKalb County
This Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Mount Vernon.
Fayette County
This Mount Vernon is located in Fayette County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Mount Vernon.
Lamar County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Mount Vernon [Lamar County].
Mobile County
This Mount Vernon is located in Mobile County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Mount Vernon.
Arkansas
Columbia County
This Mount Vernon is located in Columbia County and lies 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Mount Vernon.
Faulkner County
This Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km] to the west of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Mount Vernon.
Johnson County
This Mount Vernon is located in Johnson County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km] to the west of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Mount Vernon.
Saint Francis County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Mount Vernon [Saint Francis County].
California
Sierra County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Mount Vernon [Sierra County].
Sutter County
This Mount Vernon is located in Sutter County and lies 2,347 miles [3,777.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sutter County community of Mount Vernon.
Colorado
Arapahoe County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Mount Vernon [Arapahoe County].
Georgia
Catoosa County
This Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catoosa County community of Mount Vernon.
Montgomery County
This Mount Vernon is located in Montgomery County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km] to the southwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mount Vernon.
Muscogee County
This Mount Vernon is located in Muscogee County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Mount Vernon.
Richmond County
This Mount Vernon is located in Richmond County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km] to the southwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Mount Vernon.
Walton County
This Mount Vernon is located in Walton County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Mount Vernon.
Whitfield County
This Mount Vernon is located in Whitfield County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km] to the west of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitfield County community of Mount Vernon.
Illinois
Jefferson County
This Mount Vernon is located in Jefferson County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Mount Vernon.
Kendall County
Although located in Kendall County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kendall County community of Mount Vernon.
Indiana
Posey County
This Mount Vernon is located in Posey County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Posey County community of Mount Vernon.
Wabash County
This Mount Vernon is located in Wabash County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km] to the northwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabash County community of Mount Vernon.
Iowa
Linn County
This Mount Vernon is located in Linn County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Mount Vernon.
Kansas
Chautauqua County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Chautauqua County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Mount Vernon.
Cowley County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mount Vernon [Cowley County].
Douglas County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mount Vernon [Douglas County].
Elk County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mount Vernon [Elk County].
Franklin County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mount Vernon [Franklin County].
Kingman County
This Mount Vernon is located in Kingman County and lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingman County community of Mount Vernon.
Lincoln County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mount Vernon [Lincoln County].
Kentucky
Fayette County
This Mount Vernon is located in Fayette County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Mount Vernon.
Lewis County
Although located in Lewis County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Mount Vernon.
Rockcastle County
This Mount Vernon is located in Rockcastle County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km] to the west northwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockcastle County community of Mount Vernon.
Maine
Kennebec County
This Mount Vernon is located in Kennebec County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Mount Vernon.
Maryland
Baltimore City
This Mount Vernon is located in Baltimore City and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Mount Vernon.
Somerset County
This Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km] to the northeast of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Mount Vernon.
Wicomico County
This Mount Vernon is located in Wicomico County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km] to the northeast of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Mount Vernon.
Michigan
Macomb County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Mount Vernon [Macomb County].
Minnesota
Winona County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Mount Vernon [Winona County].
Mississippi
Lee County
This Mount Vernon is located in Lee County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Mount Vernon.
Newton County
This Mount Vernon is located in Newton County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Mount Vernon.
Missouri
Gentry County
Although located in Gentry County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gentry County community of Mount Vernon.
Lafayette County
Although located in Lafayette County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Mount Vernon.
Lawrence County
This Mount Vernon is located in Lawrence County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Mount Vernon.
Moniteau County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Moniteau County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moniteau County community of Mount Vernon.
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
This Mount Vernon is located in Cheyenne County and lies 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheyenne County community of Mount Vernon.
New Hampshire
Hillsborough County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Mount Vernon [Hillsborough County].
New Jersey
Warren County
This Mount Vernon is located in Warren County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Mount Vernon.
New Mexico
Roosevelt County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Roosevelt County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Mount Vernon.
New York
Erie County
This Mount Vernon is located in Erie County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the north of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Mount Vernon.
Sullivan County
This Mount Vernon is located in Sullivan County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km] to the north northeast of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Mount Vernon.
Westchester County
This Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km] to the northeast of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Mount Vernon.
Ohio
Knox County
This Mount Vernon is located in Knox County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Mount Vernon.
Lawrence County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Mount Vernon [Lawrence County].
Lucas County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Mount Vernon [Lucas County].
Stark County
This Mount Vernon is located in Stark County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km] to the north northwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Mount Vernon.
Ontario
This Mount Vernon lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the north of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
Oregon
Grant County
This Mount Vernon is located in Grant County and lies 2,190 miles [3,524.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Mount Vernon.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Mount Vernon is located in Allegheny County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the north of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Mount Vernon.
Chester County
This Mount Vernon is located in Chester County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km] to the north northeast of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Mount Vernon.
Lancaster County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Mount Vernon [Lancaster County].
Westmoreland County
This Mount Vernon is located in Westmoreland County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km] to the north of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Mount Vernon.
Prince Edward Island
This Mount Vernon lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
South Carolina
Anderson County
This Mount Vernon is located in Anderson County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Mount Vernon.
South Dakota
Davison County
This Mount Vernon is located in Davison County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davison County community of Mount Vernon.
Tennessee
Blount County
This Mount Vernon is located in Blount County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Mount Vernon.
Bradley County
This Mount Vernon is located in Bradley County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km] to the west of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Mount Vernon.
Cumberland County
This Mount Vernon is located in Cumberland County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km] to the west of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Mount Vernon.
Monroe County
This Mount Vernon is located in Monroe County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km] to the west of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Mount Vernon.
Putnam County
This Mount Vernon is located in Putnam County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km] to the west of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Mount Vernon.
Rutherford County
This Mount Vernon is located in Rutherford County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km] to the west of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Mount Vernon.
Sumner County
This Mount Vernon is located in Sumner County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km] to the west of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Mount Vernon.
Wilson County
This Mount Vernon is located in Wilson County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km] to the west of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Mount Vernon.
Texas
Franklin County
This Mount Vernon is located in Franklin County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Mount Vernon.
Houston County
This Mount Vernon is located in Houston County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Mount Vernon.
Lamar County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Lamar County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Mount Vernon.
Washington County
Although located in Washington County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mount Vernon.
Virginia
Fairfax County
This Mount Vernon is located in Fairfax County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Mount Vernon.
Washington
Skagit County
This Mount Vernon is located in Skagit County and lies 2,360 miles [3,798.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Mount Vernon.
West Virginia
Preston County
This Mount Vernon is located in Preston County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Mount Vernon.
Putnam County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Mount Vernon [Putnam County].
Wisconsin
Dane County
This Mount Vernon is located in Dane County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mount Vernon that is located in Wake County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Mount Vernon.
Communities Beyond North America ...
Scotland
Distance: 3,643 miles [5,862.8 km]<1> to the northeast
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Vernon ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Dublin Woods (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mount Vernon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Vernon and extending to:
The White House (Washington, DC) is 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Vernon to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,680 miles [7,531.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Vernon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Vernon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7927, Longitude: -78.7247 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Vernon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Mount Vernon could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Vernon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Mount Vernon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.00 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.237 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.503 degrees.