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we pass this GPS location for Dale:
36.741175, -93.784364
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There are two communities within Missouri that are also named Dale.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 35 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Dale, we know of eight communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
Communities Located In Missouri ...
Butler County
Although located in Butler County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Dale.
Stoddard County
This Dale is located in Stoddard County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the east of the Dale that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stoddard County community of Dale.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Blount County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Dale [Blount County].
Arkansas
Johnson County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Dale [Johnson County].
California
San Bernardino County
This community is historic<2> and although located in San Bernardino County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Dale.
Idaho
Valley County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Dale [Valley County].
Washington County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Dale [Washington County].
Illinois
Hamilton County
This Dale is located in Hamilton County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dale that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Dale.
Indiana
Boone County
This Dale is located in Boone County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dale that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Dale.
Spencer County
This Dale is located in Spencer County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km] to the east northeast of the Dale that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Dale.
Iowa
Guthrie County
This Dale is located in Guthrie County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the north of the Dale that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guthrie County community of Dale.
Kansas
Cowley County
This Dale is located in Cowley County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dale that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowley County community of Dale.
Wallace County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Dale [Wallace County].
Kentucky
Campbell County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Dale [Campbell County].
Magoffin County
This Dale is located in Magoffin County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the east of the Dale that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of Dale.
Michigan
Gladwin County
This Dale is located in Gladwin County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dale that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gladwin County community of Dale.
Minnesota
Clay County
This Dale is located in Clay County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the north of the Dale that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Dale.
Cottonwood County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Dale [Cottonwood County].
Mississippi
George County
This Dale is located in George County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Dale that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the George County community of Dale.
Marion County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Dale [Marion County].
Nebraska
Custer County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Dale [Custer County].
New Mexico
Harding County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Harding County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harding County community of Dale.
New York
Wyoming County
This Dale is located in Wyoming County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dale that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Dale.
North Carolina
Yancey County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Dale [Yancey County].
North Dakota
Emmons County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Dale [Emmons County].
Ohio
Morgan County
This Dale is located in Morgan County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dale that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Dale.
Oklahoma
Pottawatomie County
This Dale is located in Pottawatomie County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dale that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Dale.
Ontario
This Dale lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dale that is located in Barry County.
Oregon
Grant County
This Dale is located in Grant County and lies 1,424 miles [2,291.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Dale that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Dale.
Pennsylvania
Berks County
This Dale is located in Berks County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dale that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Dale.
Cambria County
This Dale is located in Cambria County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km] to the east northeast of the Dale that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Dale.
Clearfield County
This Dale is located in Clearfield County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km] to the east northeast of the Dale that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Dale.
South Carolina
Beaufort County
This Dale is located in Beaufort County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Dale that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Dale.
Texas
Caldwell County
This Dale is located in Caldwell County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Dale that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Dale.
West Virginia
Tyler County
This Dale is located in Tyler County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dale that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Dale.
Wisconsin
Outagamie County
This Dale is located in Outagamie County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dale that is located in Barry County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Outagamie County community of Dale.
Communities Beyond North America ...
Ethiopia
Distance: 7,893 miles [12,702.6 km]<1> to the northeast
Wales
Distance: 4,226 miles [6,801.1 km]<1> to the northeast
Netherlands
Distance: 4,662 miles [7,502.8 km]<1> to the northeast
Norway
- Troms
Distance: 4,327 miles [6,963.6 km]<1> to the north northeast
- More og Romsdal
Distance: 4,319 miles [6,950.8 km] to the north northeast
- Oppland
Distance: 4,411 miles [7,098.8 km] to the north northeast
- Sogn og Fjordane
Distance: 4,306 miles [6,929.8 km] to the north northeast
Chad
Distance: 6,898 miles [11,101.3 km]<1> to the east northeast
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dale ...
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.
Flat Creek (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Tom Town ‑ Historic (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tom Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
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 Dale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dale and extending to:
The White House (Washington, DC) is 924 miles [1,487 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Dale to White House, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 53 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 36 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,665 miles [10,726.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,403 miles [11,914 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,285 miles [8,505.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7412, Longitude: -93.7844 In this case, the coordinates for Dale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Dale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Dale 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.
<4>
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.
<5>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Dale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.334 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.117 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.712 degrees.