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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pembroke, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pembroke and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above 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 Pembroke:
    • 41.100314, -87.276973
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Pembroke
  • Bird Watching ...
    • 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
    • Since Pembroke is near Jasper County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Pembroke

Communities Also Named Pembroke ...

We found 22 communities that are also named Pembroke.

There is one other community in Indiana that is also named Pembroke.

Beyond Indiana, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, eighteen are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Indiana ...
    • Jasper County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Pembroke [Jasper County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Broward County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Pembroke [Broward County].
      • Polk County
      • This Pembroke is located in Polk County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Pembroke that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Pembroke.
    • Georgia
      • Bryan County
      • This Pembroke is located in Bryan County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Pembroke that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bryan County community of Pembroke.
    • Illinois
      • Kankakee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Pembroke [Kankakee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Christian County
      • This Pembroke is located in Christian County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<2> to the south of the Pembroke that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Pembroke.
    • Maine
      • Washington County
      • This Pembroke is located in Washington County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pembroke that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Pembroke.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Pembroke is located in Plymouth County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<2> to the east of the Pembroke that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Pembroke.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Pembroke lies 1,043 miles [1,678.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pembroke that is located in Newton County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Merrimack County
      • This Pembroke is located in Merrimack County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pembroke that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Pembroke.
    • New York
      • Genesee County
      • This Pembroke is located in Genesee County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pembroke that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Pembroke.
    • North Carolina
      • New Hanover County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Pembroke [New Hanover County].
      • Robeson County
      • This Pembroke is located in Robeson County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Pembroke that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Pembroke.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Ontario
      • This Pembroke lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Pembroke that is located in Newton County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Pembroke [Delaware County].
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Pembroke lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pembroke that is located in Newton County.
    • South Dakota
      • Potter County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Pembroke [Potter County].
    • Virginia
      • Giles County
      • This Pembroke is located in Giles County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Pembroke that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Pembroke.
      • Goochland County
      • This Pembroke is located in Goochland County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km] to the east southeast of the Pembroke that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Pembroke.
      • Petersburg City
      • This Pembroke is located in Petersburg City and lies 590 miles [949.5 km] to the east southeast of the Pembroke that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Petersburg City community of Pembroke.
    • West Virginia
      • Braxton County
      • This Pembroke is located in Braxton County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Pembroke that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Pembroke.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pembroke ...

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.

  • Deer Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Park is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Fair Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Forest City is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Lake Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lake Village is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
  • Laura
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Laura is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura
  • Range Line
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Range Line is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range Line
  • Rosebud
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosebud is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
  • Roselawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Roselawn is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
  • Stoutsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg

How Far From Pembroke to ...

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 Pembroke to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pembroke and extending to:

  • Kentland, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pembroke to Kentland, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 562 miles [904.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,824 miles [7,763.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Pembroke 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pembroke) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Pembroke to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pembroke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1003, Longitude: -87.2770       In this case, the coordinates for Pembroke have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.204 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.956 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.617 degrees.