Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
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:
- 37.218483, -77.431372
- 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
- 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 ...
- Giles County
- Goochland County
- 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 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- 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 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Pembroke.
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- New Brunswick
- This Pembroke lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the northeast.
- 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 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the south southwest.
- 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 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the north.
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Pembroke lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<1> to the northeast.
- 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.
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Chestnut Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gardens
- Chestnut Gardens is located in Dinwiddie County
- College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Chesterfield County
- Field Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
- Field Crossing is located in Petersburg City
- Grant Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Pine Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gardens
- Pine Gardens is located in Petersburg City
- Pocahontas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Petersburg City
- Rabbit Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Run
- Rabbit Run is located in Chesterfield County
- Ramblewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Ramblewood is located in Petersburg City
- River View Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River View Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Park
- River View Park is located in Chesterfield County
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- Robertson Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertson Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Place
- Robertson Place is located in Chesterfield County
- Trojan Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trojan Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan Woods
- Trojan Woods is located in Chesterfield County
- Walnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Petersburg City
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robertson Place
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:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Pembroke to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 117 miles [188.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,564 miles [7,345 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 State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 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: 37.2185, Longitude: -77.4314 In this case, the coordinates for Pembroke have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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. |
| <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 308.211 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.548 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.502 degrees. |