Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dale
- 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 Dale:
- 40.309967, -78.906299
- 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 Dale
- 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 Cambria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cambria County
- Since Dale is near Somerset County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Dale ...
We found 44 communities that share the name Dale.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Dale.
Beyond Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania ...
- Berks County
- Clearfield County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- 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
- Indiana
- Boone County
- This Dale is located in Boone County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the west of the Dale that is located in Cambria 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 456 miles [733.9 km] to the west southwest of the Dale that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Dale.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Cowley County
- This Dale is located in Cowley County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the west of the Dale that is located in Cambria 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 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dale that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of Dale.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Clay County
- This Dale is located in Clay County and lies 975 miles [1,569.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dale that is located in Cambria 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 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dale that is located in Cambria 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].
- Missouri
- Barry County
- This Dale is located in Barry County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dale that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Dale.
- 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 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the west southwest of the Dale that is located in Cambria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stoddard County community of Dale.
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Dale lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the north of the Dale that is located in Cambria County.
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Ethiopia
- Distance: 7,074 miles [11,384.5 km]<1> to the east northeast
- Wales
- Distance: 3,466 miles [5,578 km]<1> to the northeast
- Netherlands
- Distance: 3,926 miles [6,318.3 km]<1> to the northeast
- Norway
- - Troms
- Distance: 3,773 miles [6,072.1 km]<1> to the north northeast
- - More og Romsdal
- Distance: 3,684 miles [5,928.8 km] to the north northeast
- - Oppland
- Distance: 3,766 miles [6,060.8 km] to the northeast
- - Sogn og Fjordane
- Distance: 3,648 miles [5,870.9 km] to the northeast
- Chad
- Distance: 6,059 miles [9,751 km]<1> to the east
- Ethiopia
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.
- Cover Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover Hill
- Cover Hill is located in Cambria County
- Daisytown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
- Daisytown is located in Cambria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Daisytown
- From Dale to Daisytown
- Ferndale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferndale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Ferndale is located in Cambria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ferndale
- From Dale to Ferndale
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Johnstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Cambria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Johnstown
- From Dale to Johnstown
- Lilly
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Minersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Cambria County
- Parkstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Stonycreek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonycreek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonycreek
- Stonycreek is located in Cambria County
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Cambria County
How Far From Dale 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 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:
- Ebensburg, which is the Seat of Cambria County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dale to Ebensburg, with an average speed<7> 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 four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 139 miles [223.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,915 miles [9,519.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,630 miles [10,670 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 40.3100, Longitude: -78.9063 |
| <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 308.925 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.832 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.984 degrees. |