Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mountain Dale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Dale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mountain 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 Mountain Dale:
- 39.617306, -79.514210
- 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 Mountain 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 Preston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Preston County
- Since Mountain Dale is near Garrett County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Garrett County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Mountain Dale ...
We found four communities that share the name Mountain Dale.
Within West Virginia, the name Mountain Dale is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Webster County
- This Mountain Dale is located in Webster County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the west of the Mountain Dale that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Mountain Dale.
- New York
- Sullivan County
- This Mountain Dale is located in Sullivan County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mountain Dale that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Mountain Dale.
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- This Mountain Dale is located in Dauphin County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mountain Dale that is located in Preston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Mountain Dale.
- Tennessee
- Unicoi 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 Mountain Dale [Unicoi County].
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain 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.
- Blooming Rose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose
- Blooming Rose is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Cranesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
- Cranesville is located in Preston County
- Elder Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elder Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Hill
- Elder Hill is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Five Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Friendsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Friendsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <4>
- Gravel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Lake Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Little Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Little Sandy is located in Preston County
- Locust Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Sand Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- Sand Spring is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Sugar Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Sugar Valley is located in Preston County
- Valley Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Point
- Valley Point is located in Preston County
How Far From Mountain Dale 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 Mountain Dale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain Dale and extending to:
- Kingwood, which is the Seat of Preston County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mountain Dale to Kingwood, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 141 miles [226.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,970 miles [9,607.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,559 miles [7,337 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mountain Dale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mountain Dale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountain Dale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6173, Longitude: -79.5142 In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Dale 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 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 Mountain 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. |
| <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'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 Mountain Dale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.332 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.189 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.509 degrees. |