Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Mandale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mandale and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mandale

• 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 Mandale:
  • 35.853197, -79.273072
  • 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 Mandale

• 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 Alamance County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alamance County
  • Since Mandale is near Chatham County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Mandale

Communities Also Named Mandale ...

We found one communities that are also named Mandale.

Within North Carolina, the name Mandale is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Mandale in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Paulding County
    • This Mandale is located in Paulding County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mandale that is located in Alamance County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Mandale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mandale ...

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.

• Gum Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gum Springs is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
• Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oaks is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
• Orange Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange Grove is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
• Rangewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rangewood is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangewood
• Robins Wood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Robins Wood is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Wood
• Silk Hope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Hope
• Snow Camp
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Snow Camp is located in Alamance County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Camp
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Camp <2>
• Stoney Brook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Stoney Brook is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
• White Cross
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • White Cross is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cross

How Far From Mandale 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 Mandale to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mandale and extending to:

• Graham, which is the Seat of Alamance County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mandale to Graham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 243 miles [391.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,702 miles [7,567.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'