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:
- 37.320738, -80.639057
- 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 Giles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Giles County
- Since Pembroke is near Pulaski County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Pembroke.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, eighteen are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Goochland County
- Petersburg City
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Broward 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 Florida community of Pembroke [Broward County].
- Polk County
- This Pembroke is located in Polk County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the south of the Pembroke that is located in Giles 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.<2> 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 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pembroke that is located in Giles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Pembroke.
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- New Brunswick
- This Pembroke lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pembroke that is located in Giles County.
- New Hampshire
- New York
- North Carolina
- New Hanover 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 North Carolina community of Pembroke [New Hanover County].
- Robeson County
- This Pembroke is located in Robeson County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pembroke that is located in Giles 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 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pembroke that is located in Giles County.
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Pembroke lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pembroke that is located in Giles County.
- South Dakota
- 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.
- Bear Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Spring
- Bear Spring is located in Giles County
- Bluff City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Dry Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Dry Branch is located in Pulaski County
- Maybrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Mountain Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Giles County
- Ripplemead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripplemead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripplemead
- Ripplemead is located in Giles County
- Staytide ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Wake Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
- Wake Forest is located in Montgomery County
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 town 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:
- Pearisburg, which is the Seat of Giles County, lies just to the West.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pembroke to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 223 miles [358.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,825 miles [10,983.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,702 miles [7,567.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 Giles County: www.gilescounty.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 things 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: 37.3207, Longitude: -80.6391 |
| <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 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. |
| <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 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 310.084 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.702 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.774 degrees. |