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Rosedale House

Rosedale House from directly overhead

Rosedale House is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. Spencer Mountain stands 375 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake, Simpson, Dixon Gardens Sign, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Uwharrie Scenic Road passes 17 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The 200+ year old home is the centerpiece of the property known as Historic Rosedale Plantation.

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Coordinates35.25482, -80.80573
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • garden statue: 0.0 mi
  • NoDa Cloud Wall: 0.3 mi
  • Disc Golf Mural: 1.0 mi
  • Mural by James Moore: 1.6 mi
  • Mural by Matt Hooker and Matt Moore: 1.6 mi
Attractions
  • Historic Rosedale: 0.0 mi
  • Graffiti Park: 1.1 mi
  • Coal car: 2.1 mi
  • Gainseville Midland: 4.8 mi
  • Reedy Creek Nature Center: 4.9 mi
Parks
  • Derita Creek Park: 0.4 mi
  • Tryon Hills Park: 0.7 mi
  • North Charlotte Park: 0.8 mi
  • Charles Avenue Park: 0.9 mi
  • Davis Flohr Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites: 55
Museums: 35
Gardens: 28
Nature reserves: 28
  • Ribbonwalk Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
  • Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
  • Evergreen Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
  • Clarks Creek Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
  • Sherman Branch Nature Preserve: 9.5 mi
Peaks: 8
Beaches: 5
  • South Point Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Ramsay Creek Park Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Sailing Beach: 17.1 mi
  • SHOAL: 18.8 mi
  • SHOAL: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • North Carolina Welcome Center: 11.1 mi
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 14.4 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 18.1 mi
  • I-85 Cabarrus County Rest Area: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Little Long Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
  • High Shoals: 24.4 mi
  • Long Creek Falls: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Carowinds Grove: 12.9 mi
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rosedale House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spencer MountainW 280°375 m17.7 mi
Jackson KnobW 261°328 m20.9 mi
Reese MountainNW 305°325 m21.1 mi
Nanny MountainSW 233°299 m20.9 mi
Berry MountainW 263°281 m15.7 mi
Capps HillNW 308°244 m4.5 mi
Red HillSE 146°228 m15.8 mi
Barnett MountainWSW 237°227 m20.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0219:35
June solstice06:1020:0420:42
September equinox07:1218:4819:22
December solstice07:2916:3617:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653616977807973625145
Precip in3.53.14.03.83.44.03.74.43.73.23.33.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlotte Douglas AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/544135045

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