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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pembroke
- 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:
- 44.954244, -67.162230
- 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 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pembroke ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Pembroke.
Within Maine, the name Pembroke is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout 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 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Pembroke that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Pembroke.
- Georgia
- Illinois
- 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 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<2> to the west of the Pembroke that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Pembroke.
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- New Brunswick
- This Pembroke lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the north of the Pembroke that is located in Washington County.
- New Hampshire
- New York
- 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 952 miles [1,532.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Pembroke that is located in Washington 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 486 miles [782.1 km]<2> to the west of the Pembroke that is located in Washington County.
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Pembroke lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pembroke that is located in Washington County.
- South Dakota
- Virginia
- Giles County
- This Pembroke is located in Giles County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pembroke that is located in Washington 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 745 miles [1,199 km] to the southwest of the Pembroke that is located in Washington 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 754 miles [1,213.4 km] to the southwest of the Pembroke that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Petersburg City community of Pembroke.
- West Virginia
- Florida
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.
- Charlotte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Chocolate Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chocolate Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocolate Cove
- Dennysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennysville
- Dennysville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennysville <5>
- Fairhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairhaven came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairhaven <5>
- Indian Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Island
- Leonardville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
- Lords Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lords Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Cove
- Lower Dennysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Dennysville
- Lower Dennysville is located in Washington County
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Pine Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Corner
- Pine Corner is located in Washington County
- Pleasant Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Pleasant Point is located in Washington County
- Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Split Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Split Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Hill
- Split Hill is located in Washington County
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:
- Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pembroke to Machias, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 656 miles [1,055.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,243 miles [8,437.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,954 miles [9,582 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,830 miles [6,163.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pembroke. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pembroke) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pembroke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9542, Longitude: -67.1622 |
| <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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.139 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.848 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.299 degrees. |