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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 East Pembroke, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East 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 East Pembroke:
    • 42.079269, -70.761984
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on East Pembroke
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named East Pembroke ...

We found two communities that share the name East Pembroke.

Within Massachusetts, the name East Pembroke is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Hampshire
      • Merrimack 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 New Hampshire community of East Pembroke [Merrimack County].
    • New York
      • Genesee County
      • This East Pembroke is located in Genesee County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<2> to the west northwest of the East Pembroke that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of East Pembroke.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East 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.

  • Breezy Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
    • Breezy Hill is located in Plymouth County
  • Brimstone Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimstone Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
    • Brimstone Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Cedar Crest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
    • Cedar Crest is located in Plymouth County
  • Ferry Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Hill
    • Ferry Hill is located in Plymouth County
  • Fireworks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fireworks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireworks
    • Fireworks is located in Plymouth County
  • Golden Ring Camp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Ring Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring Camp
    • Golden Ring Camp is located in Plymouth County
  • Green Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Harbor
    • Green Harbor is located in Plymouth County
  • Gurneys Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gurneys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurneys Corner
    • Gurneys Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Island Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
    • Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
  • Kent Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Park
    • Kent Park is located in Plymouth County
  • Kings Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
    • Kings Landing is located in Plymouth County
  • Little Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bridge
    • Little Bridge is located in Plymouth County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mayflower Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayflower Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Grove
      • Mayflower Grove is located in Plymouth County
    • Miles Standish Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Standish Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Standish Park
      • Miles Standish Park is located in Plymouth County
    • Ocean Bluff
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bluff
      • Ocean Bluff is located in Plymouth County
    • Sea View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea View
      • Sea View is located in Plymouth County
    • Silver Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
    • Tinkertown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinkertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown
      • Tinkertown is located in Plymouth County
    • Town Hall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hall
      • Town Hall is located in Plymouth County
    • Tree of Knowledge Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tree of Knowledge Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree of Knowledge Corner
      • Tree of Knowledge Corner is located in Plymouth County

How Far From East Pembroke to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as East Pembroke to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Pembroke to Plymouth, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,502 miles [8,854.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,084 miles [6,572.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Pembroke. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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 East 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- East Pembroke) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Pembroke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0793, Longitude: -70.7620       In this case, the coordinates for East Pembroke have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<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 East Pembroke to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.84 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.371 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.582 degrees.









 

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