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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:
    • 42.997559, -78.434744
    • 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 Genesee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
    • Since Pembroke is near Erie County and also Niagara County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Niagara 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 New York, the name Pembroke is unique.

Beyond New York, 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 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Pembroke that is located in Genesee 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 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Pembroke that is located in Genesee 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 471 miles [758 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pembroke that is located in Genesee 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 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Pembroke that is located in Genesee 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 575 miles [925.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pembroke that is located in Genesee 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 393 miles [632.5 km]<2> to the east of the Pembroke that is located in Genesee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Pembroke.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Pembroke lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pembroke that is located in Genesee County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Merrimack County
      • This Pembroke is located in Merrimack County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<2> to the east of the Pembroke that is located in Genesee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack 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 575 miles [925.4 km]<2> to the south of the Pembroke that is located in Genesee 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 205 miles [329.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Pembroke that is located in Genesee 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 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pembroke that is located in Genesee 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 408 miles [656.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Pembroke that is located in Genesee 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 375 miles [603.5 km] to the south of the Pembroke that is located in Genesee 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 402 miles [647 km] to the south of the Pembroke that is located in Genesee 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 318 miles [511.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Pembroke that is located in Genesee 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.

  • Alabama
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Alabama is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
  • Brick House Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Brick House Corners is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick House Corners
  • Bushville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bushville is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
  • Clarence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cookville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cookville is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
  • Fargo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fargo is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
  • Hunts Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hunts Corners is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
  • Indian Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
  • Longwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Longwood is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Looneyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Looneyville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
  • Peters Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Peters Corners is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
  • Sand Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sand Hill is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sand Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Swifts Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Swifts Mills is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifts Mills
    • Wheatville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
    • Wheatville Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wheatville Station is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville Station

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:

  • Batavia, which is the Seat of Genesee County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pembroke to Batavia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 292 miles [469.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,780 miles [9,302 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,381 miles [7,050.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 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 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: 42.9976, Longitude: -78.4347       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 308.437 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.698 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.701 degrees.