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Rougemont North Carolina Map

Explore Rougemont, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Rougemont, North Carolina

How to Use This Rougemont, North Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rougemont, North Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of North Carolina or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Rougemont.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Rougemont
State	North Carolina (NC)
County	Durham County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	36.213373
Longitude	-78.91089
Population	1,001
Density	61.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	27572
Area Code	919, 984
County Seat	Durham
School District	Durham Public Schools

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About Rougemont, North Carolina

Rougemont is a locality in Durham County, North Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,001. The population density is 61.2 people per km². Rougemont is located at 36.2134°N, 78.9109°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 27572.

Rougemont unfolds across the Piedmont landscape as a quiet expanse where the earth holds a deep, rusted hue, mirroring the iron-rich soil that once defined its namesake. It lies 15.6 miles north of Durham, NC (from Durham, NC: bearing 354°T), and is situated 4.6 miles northwest of Bahama. Mountain Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the canopy of the nearby North Carolina State University Forest, which breathes a cool, pine-scented dampness into the morning air. Beyond the immediate thickets, the horizon gathers itself into the distant, hazy silhouette of Poplar Ridge, anchoring the view against the vast, open sky. Bollinger Pond sits nearby, a singular, glassy eye reflecting the shift of light as the afternoon sun pulls long, amber shadows across the fields. The air here carries a heavy stillness, broken only by the rhythmic rustle of wind through loblolly pines and the distant, metallic hum of a tractor working the stubborn, clay-heavy earth.

Rougemont sustains a legacy tethered to the slow cycles of agriculture, where the ghosts of tobacco barns still stand as weathered sentinels amidst modern, sprawling pastures. The local economy persists in a quiet dialogue with the land, moving at a pace dictated by the seasons rather than the frantic pulse of the nearby urban centers. Conservation efforts, particularly those championed by the Tar River Land Conservancy Preserve, ensure that the wilder edges of the property remain undisturbed, protecting the quietude that defines the local character. Life in Rougemont retains a deliberate, unadorned quality, favoring the steady hand of the farmer and the neighborly exchange over the artifice of rapid development. As dusk descends, the landscape settles into a muted gray, preserving a sense of isolation that feels less like loneliness and more like a profound, intentional pause in the rush of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Castle Mont Rouge (Historic Castle / Fort) — 1.8 mi, 356° N
Tar River Land Conservancy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 353° N
Lake Michie Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 136° SE
City of Durham Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 136° SE
Durham County Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 228° SW
Little River Regional Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 228° SW
Boars Nest a Dukes of Hazzard Museum (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 021° N
Little River Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 4.6 mi, 169° S
Triangle Land Conservancy - Horton Grove Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 149° SE
Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 136° SE
Lake Butner Park (Local Park) — 7.1 mi, 113° SE
Horton Grove (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 147° SE
Falls Lake (Recreation Area) — 9.1 mi, 145° SE
Eno River State Park (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 187° S
Abandoned Tobacco Barn and Homestead (Historic Ruins) — 10.7 mi, 216° SW
Durham Pump Station (Historic Ruins) — 10.8 mi, 195° S
Ann Adams Zener Memorial (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 200° S
Maiasaurus (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 177° S
Stygimoloch (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 177° S
Troodon (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 177° S
Belmont Dragon (Public Artwork) — 12.9 mi, 184° S
Unity Monument (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 196° S
Trading Path View (Viewpoint) — 13.3 mi, 227° SW
Northgate Cinema (Cinema) — 13.4 mi, 179° S
Mountains-to-Sea Trail (State Park) — 13.6 mi, 224° SW
Regulator Monument (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 227° SW
Brody Theater (Theatre) — 14.1 mi, 181° S
Orange County Historical Society (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 228° SW
Outsiders Gallery (Arts Centre) — 14.2 mi, 182° S
Hillsborough Gallery of Arts (Gallery) — 14.2 mi, 228° SW

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