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Communities Also Named Pembroke ...

We found 22 communities that share the name Pembroke.

Within Ontario, the name Pembroke is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 22 communities, six are located in Canada and nineteen are in the United States.

  • 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 1,271 miles [2,045.5 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • 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 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • 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 603 miles [970.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • 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 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • 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 486 miles [782.1 km]<2> to the east.
      • 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 406 miles [653.4 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Pembroke.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Pembroke lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<2> to the east.
    • New Hampshire
      • Merrimack County
      • This Pembroke is located in Merrimack County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<2> to the east southeast.
      • 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 205 miles [329.9 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • 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 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<2> to the south.
      • 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.
    • 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 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<2> to the east.
    • 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 613 miles [986.5 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • 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 569 miles [915.7 km] to the south.
      • 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 593 miles [954.3 km] to the south.
      • 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 523 miles [841.7 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • 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.

  • Cedar Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • French Settlement
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Settlement came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Settlement
  • Government Road
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Government Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Government Road
  • Greenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion's Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion's Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion's Corner
  • Pine Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Riverview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Nook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Nook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Nook
  • Stonebrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonebrook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook

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 city such as Pembroke to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pembroke and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 73 miles [117.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Pembroke to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,609 miles [9,026.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,221 miles [6,793 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

The official website for Pembroke: www.pembrokeontario.com/

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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 . 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 45.8167, Longitude: -77.1167    
<3>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.
<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.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.297 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.871 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.80 degrees.




 

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