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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 Pembina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pembina and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pembina:
- 37.107829, -93.149626
- 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 Pembina
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Pembina is near Christian County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Pembina
Communities Also Named Pembina ...
We found four communities that are also named Pembina.
There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Pembina.
Beyond Missouri, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Christian County
- This Pembina is located in Christian County and lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pembina that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Pembina.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Baxter County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Pembina [Baxter County].
- Michigan
- Menominee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Pembina [Menominee County].
- North Dakota
- Pembina County
- This Pembina is located in Pembina County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pembina that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pembina County community of Pembina.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pembina ...
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.
- All
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- All is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All
- Cassidy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Cody
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cody is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Expansion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Expansion is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expansion
- Kissick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kissick is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissick
- Mentor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mentor is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Palace ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Palace is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace
- Riverpark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverpark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverpark
- Rogersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Pembina to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pembina to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pembina and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pembina to Springfield, 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 884 miles [1,422.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,623 miles [10,658.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,360 miles [11,844.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,242 miles [8,436.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pembina) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Pembina 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. |
| <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 Pembina 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 Pembina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1078, Longitude: -93.1496 In this case, the coordinates for Pembina have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.938 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.706 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.349 degrees. |
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