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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 Pemberton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pemberton 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 Pemberton:
- 37.717757, -81.219086
- 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 Pemberton
- 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 Raleigh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- Since Pemberton is near Mercer County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Pemberton
Communities Also Named Pemberton ...
We found ten communities that are also named Pemberton.
Within West Virginia, the name Pemberton is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Pemberton lies 2,205 miles [3,548.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pemberton that is located in Raleigh County.
- Florida
- Sumter 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 Pemberton [Sumter County].
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Pemberton is located in Plymouth County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pemberton that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Pemberton.
- Minnesota
- Blue Earth County
- This Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pemberton that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blue Earth County community of Pemberton.
- Missouri
- Dade County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Dade County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dade County community of Pemberton.
- New Jersey
- Burlington 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 New Jersey community of Pemberton [Burlington County].
- Ohio
- Shelby County
- This Pemberton is located in Shelby County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pemberton that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Pemberton.
- Pennsylvania
- Huntingdon County
- This Pemberton is located in Huntingdon County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pemberton that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Pemberton.
- Tennessee
- Scott 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 Tennessee community of Pemberton [Scott County].
- Virginia
- Goochland County
- This Pemberton is located in Goochland County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the east of the Pemberton that is located in Raleigh County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Pemberton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pemberton ...
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.
- Affinity
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Affinity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affinity
- Big Stick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stick
- Cedar
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Coal City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Crab Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glen View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glen View is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen View
- Glen White
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Princewick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spangler Factory ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spangler Factory is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Factory
- Winding Gulf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Winding Gulf is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Gulf
- Woodpeck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodpeck is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodpeck
How Far From Pemberton 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 Pemberton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pemberton and extending to:
- Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Pemberton to Charleston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 240 miles [386.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,125 miles [9,857.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,711 miles [7,581.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Pemberton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 Pemberton 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pemberton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Pemberton 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 Pemberton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7178, Longitude: -81.2191 In this case, the coordinates for Pemberton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.423 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.148 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.89 degrees. |
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