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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 Pembrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pembrook 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 Pembrook:
- 33.451528, -81.856224
- 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 Pembrook
- 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- Since Pembrook is near Richmond County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield 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 Pembrook
Communities Also Named Pembrook ...
We found two communities that are also named Pembrook.
Within South Carolina, the name Pembrook is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This Pembrook is located in Muscogee County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pembrook that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Pembrook.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Pembrook is located in Harford County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pembrook that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Pembrook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pembrook ...
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.
- Bath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clearwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crestdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crestdale is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestdale
- Gloverville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Heathwood Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Heathwood Park is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood Park
- Hollow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hollow Creek is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Creek
- Horse Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Horse Creek is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Johnstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Sand Bar Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sand Bar Ferry is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bar Ferry
- Schultz Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Schultz Hill is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz Hill
- Spiderweb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spiderweb is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiderweb
- Twiggs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Twiggs is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs
- Willow Springs Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Springs Park is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs Park
How Far From Pembrook 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 Pembrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pembrook and extending to:
- Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pembrook to Aiken, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 461 miles [741.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pembrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pembrook 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 Pembrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4515, Longitude: -81.8562 In this case, the coordinates for Pembrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.78 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.938 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.391 degrees. |
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