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:
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Erie County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pembroke ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Pembroke.
Within New York, the name Pembroke is unique.
Beyond New York, 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 1,067 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
- 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 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
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- Alabama
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
- Alabama is located in Genesee County
- Brick House Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brick House Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick House Corners
- Brick House Corners is located in Genesee County
- Bushville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Bushville is located in Genesee County
- Clarence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Clarence is located in Erie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <4>
- Cookville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Fargo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Hunts Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners is located in Erie County
- Indian Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
- Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
- Longwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Looneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Looneyville is located in Erie County
- Peters Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
- Peters Corners is located in Erie County
- Sand Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sand Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Sand Ridge is located in Erie County
- Swifts Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swifts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifts Mills
- Swifts Mills is located in Erie County
- Wheatville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
- Wheatville is located in Genesee County
- Wheatville Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville Station
- Wheatville Station is located in Genesee County
- Sand Ridge
How Far From 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 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
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 Genesee County: www.co.genesee.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 '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- 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: 42.9976, Longitude: -78.4347 In this case, the coordinates for 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.437 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.698 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.701 degrees. |