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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:
    • 42.071841, -70.809486
    • 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 Plymouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
    • Since Pembroke is near Norfolk County and also Suffolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk 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.

Within Massachusetts, the name Pembroke is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of 22 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, eighteen are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.

  • 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 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Pembroke that is located in Plymouth 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 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Pembroke that is located in Plymouth 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].
    • 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].
      • Newton County
      • This Pembroke is located in Newton County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<2> to the west of the Pembroke that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Pembroke.
    • Kentucky
      • Christian County
      • This Pembroke is located in Christian County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pembroke that is located in Plymouth 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 270 miles [434.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Pembroke that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Pembroke.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Pembroke lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Pembroke that is located in Plymouth County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Merrimack County
      • This Pembroke is located in Merrimack County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Pembroke that is located in Plymouth 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 393 miles [632.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pembroke that is located in Plymouth 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 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Pembroke that is located in Plymouth 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 406 miles [653.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pembroke that is located in Plymouth 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 496 miles [798.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Pembroke that is located in Plymouth 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 615 miles [989.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pembroke that is located in Plymouth 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 478 miles [769.3 km] to the southwest of the Pembroke that is located in Plymouth 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 485 miles [780.5 km] to the southwest of the Pembroke that is located in Plymouth 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 570 miles [917.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pembroke that is located in Plymouth 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.

  • Breezy Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Breezy Hill is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
  • Brimstone Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Brimstone Corner is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
  • Fireworks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fireworks is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireworks
  • Golden Ring Camp
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Golden Ring Camp is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring Camp
  • Gurneys Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gurneys Corner is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurneys Corner
  • Manns Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Manns Corner is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
  • Mayflower Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayflower Grove is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Grove
  • Silver Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Tinkertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tinkertown is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown
  • Town Hall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Town Hall is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hall
  • Tree of Knowledge Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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:

  • Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pembroke to Plymouth, with an average speed<3> 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 23 miles [37 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,504 miles [8,857.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,086 miles [6,575.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 'straight-line' 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 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.
<4>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: 42.0718, Longitude: -70.8095    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.869 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.403 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.607 degrees.