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website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Rosemont:
35.207366, -80.816460
Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found 38 communities that share the name Rosemont.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Rosemont.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 37 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 37 communities, 37 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Located In North Carolina ...
Forsyth County
This Rosemont is located in Forsyth County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Rosemont.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Greene County
This Rosemont is located in Greene County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Rosemont.
Jefferson County
This Rosemont is located in Jefferson County and lies 366 miles [589 km] to the west southwest of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rosemont.
Arizona
Pima County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Pima County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pima County community of Rosemont.
California
Sacramento County
This Rosemont is located in Sacramento County and lies 2,233 miles [3,593.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Rosemont.
San Diego County
This Rosemont is located in San Diego County and lies 2,058 miles [3,312 km] to the west of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Rosemont.
Colorado
Teller County
This Rosemont is located in Teller County and lies 1,349 miles [2,171 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teller County community of Rosemont.
Florida
Hillsborough County
This Rosemont is located in Hillsborough County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the south of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Rosemont.
Orange County
This Rosemont is located in Orange County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km] to the south of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Rosemont.
Georgia
Columbia County
This Rosemont is located in Columbia County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Rosemont.
Fayette County
This Rosemont is located in Fayette County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km] to the west southwest of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Rosemont.
Illinois
Cook County
This Rosemont is located in Cook County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Rosemont.
Saint Clair County
This Rosemont is located in Saint Clair County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km] to the west northwest of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Rosemont.
Kansas
Osage County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Osage County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Rosemont.
Maine
Cumberland County
This Rosemont is located in Cumberland County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Rosemont.
Maryland
Baltimore County
This Rosemont is located in Baltimore County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Rosemont.
Frederick County
This Rosemont is located in Frederick County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km] to the north northeast of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Rosemont.
Howard County
This Rosemont is located in Howard County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km] to the northeast of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Rosemont.
Montgomery County
This Rosemont is located in Montgomery County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km] to the northeast of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Rosemont.
Massachusetts
Essex County
This Rosemont is located in Essex County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Rosemont.
Nebraska
Webster County
This Rosemont is located in Webster County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Rosemont.
New Jersey
Hunterdon County
This Rosemont is located in Hunterdon County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Rosemont.
Mercer County
This Rosemont is located in Mercer County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km] to the northeast of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Rosemont.
Ohio
Mahoning County
This Rosemont is located in Mahoning County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the north of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Rosemont.
Ontario
This Rosemont lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the north of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
Oregon
Clackamas County
This Rosemont is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,283 miles [3,674.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Rosemont.
Pennsylvania
Delaware County
This Rosemont is located in Delaware County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Rosemont.
South Carolina
Charleston County
This Rosemont is located in Charleston County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Rosemont.
Florence County
This Rosemont is located in Florence County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the southeast of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Rosemont.
Georgetown County
This Rosemont is located in Georgetown County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the southeast of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Rosemont.
Virginia
Alexandria City
This Rosemont is located in Alexandria City and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexandria City community of Rosemont.
Fairfax County
This Rosemont is located in Fairfax County and lies 325 miles [523 km] to the northeast of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Rosemont.
Gloucester County
This Rosemont is located in Gloucester County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km] to the east northeast of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Rosemont.
Norfolk City
This Rosemont is located in Norfolk City and lies 281 miles [452.2 km] to the east northeast of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Rosemont.
Suffolk City
This Rosemont is located in Suffolk City and lies 259 miles [416.8 km] to the east northeast of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Rosemont.
Virginia Beach City
This Rosemont is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 286 miles [460.3 km] to the east northeast of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Rosemont.
West Virginia
Berkeley County
This Rosemont is located in Berkeley County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Rosemont.
Taylor County
This Rosemont is located in Taylor County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the north of the Rosemont that is located in Mecklenburg County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Rosemont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosemont ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rosemont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rosemont and extending to:
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Rosemont to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rosemont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rosemont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2074, Longitude: -80.8165 In this case, the coordinates for Rosemont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Rosemont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Rosemont 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 310.206 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.533 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.499 degrees.