Dale or dales may refer to:

Locations

Dale (landform) A dale is an open valley. ''Dale'' is a synonym of the word ''valley''. The name is used when describing the geography, physical geography of an area. It is used most frequently in the Scottish Lowlands, Lowlands of Scotland and in Northern Eng ...

, an open valley *

Dale (place name element) A dale is a valley. It was commonly used in northern England and Scotland to denote an open valley as a dale, contrasted with a gill or narrow valley. List of places Places where dale is part of the name, but not the entire common name: Unite ...

Geography

;Australia * The Dales (Christmas Island), in the Indian Ocean ;Canada * Dale, Ontario ;Ethiopia *

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, district ;Norway *

Dale, Fjaler Dale or Dale i Sunnfjord is the administrative centre of the municipality of Fjaler in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the mouth of the river Vassdalselva on the southern shore of the Dalsfjorden in the northern part of Fjal ...

, the administrative centre of Fjaler municipality, Vestland county *

Dale, Sel Dale is a village in Sel Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about west of the town of Otta. The village is located along the Otta River. The Norwegian National Road 15 runs through the village. The village had ...

, a village in Sel municipality in Innlandet county * Dale, Vaksdal, the administrative centre of Vaksdal municipality, Vestland county * Dale, Vaksdal, the administrative bop on the head * Dale Church (Fjaler), a church in Fjaler municipality, Vestland county *

Dale Church (Luster) Dale Church ( no, Dale kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Luster on the western shore of the Lustrafjorden. It is the church for the Dale parish w ...

, a church in Luster municipality, Vestland county *

Dale Church (Vaksdal) Dale Church ( no, Dale kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vaksdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Dale. It is the church for the Dale parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti ...

, a church in Vaksdal municipality, Vestland county *Dale Church (also known as Norddal Church), a church in Fjord municipality, Møre og Romsdal county ;Poland * Dale, Lesser Poland Voivodeship (south Poland) ;Sweden *The Dales, English

exonym An endonym (from Greek: , 'inner' + , 'name'; also known as autonym) is a common, ''native'' name for a geographical place, group of people, individual person, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside that particular place, group, ...

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Dalarna Dalarna () is a '' landskap'' (historical province) in central Sweden. English exonyms for it are Dalecarlia () and the Dales. Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland. It is also bordered by Norwa ...

province ;United Kingdom * Dale, Cumbria, a hamlet in England * Dale, Derbyshire, England *

Dale, Pembrokeshire Dale is both a small village and a community in Pembrokeshire, Wales, located on the peninsula which forms the northern side of the entrance to the Milford Haven Waterway. The village has 205 inhabitants according to the 2001 census, increasin ...

, Wales *

Derbyshire Dales Derbyshire Dales ( ) is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 71,116. Much of it is in the Peak District, although most of its population lies along the River Derwent. The borough borders ...

, England *

Yorkshire Dales The Yorkshire Dales is an upland area of the Pennines in the historic county of Yorkshire, England, most of it in the Yorkshire Dales National Park created in 1954. The Dales comprise river valleys and the hills rising from the Vale of York w ...

, England ;United States * Dale, Illinois *

Dale, Indiana Dale is a town in Carter Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 1,593 at the 2010 census. History Dale was originally called Elizabeth, and under the latter name was laid out in 1843. When a post office was ...

Dale, Boone County, Indiana Dale is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Boone County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States ...

Dale, Iowa Dale is an unincorporated community in Guthrie County, Iowa, United States. History Dale was laid out in 1856 by John Lonsdale. A post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting ...

Dale, Kentucky Fort Thomas is a home rule-class city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States, on the southern bank of the Ohio River and the site of an 1890 US Army post. The population was 16,325 at the 2010 census, making it the largest city in Campb ...

, a defunct community since annexed to Fort Thomas * Dale, Michigan, in Tobacco Township *

Dale, Minnesota Dale is a ghost town in section 34 of Highland Grove Township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. History The village of Dale was established by Andrew L. Jelsing when he purchased and moved Ole Gol's saloon from Winnipeg Junction. In add ...

Dale, Nebraska Dale is a ghost town in Custer County, Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missour ...

Dale, New York Dale is a hamlet in Wyoming County, New York, United States. The community is north-northwest of Warsaw. Dale has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and p ...

Dale, Oklahoma Dale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located on State Highway 270 in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. It lies in the North Canadian River bottom, a few miles northwest of Shawnee The Shawnee are an Alg ...

Dale, Oregon Dale is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 395 within the Umatilla National Forest about 17 miles south of Ukiah. It is near the Umatilla-Grant County border just south of the 45th p ...

Dale, Pennsylvania Dale is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,234 at the 2010 census, down from 1,503 at the 2000 census. Geography Dale is located ...

Dale, Berks County, Pennsylvania Dale is an unincorporated community in Washington Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalac ...

, an unincorporated community * Dale, South Carolina, an unincorporated community * Dale, Texas, an unincorporated community * Dale, West Virginia * Dale, Wisconsin * Dale (CDP), Wisconsin *

Dale City, Virginia Dale City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince William County, Virginia, United States, located 25 miles south west of Washington, D.C. It is an annex of Woodbridge, Virginia. As of 2017, the total population was 73,384. The community ...

Dale County, Alabama Dale County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 49,326. Its county seat and largest city is Ozark. Its name is in honor of General Samuel Dale. Dale County compr ...

* Dale County School District in Alabama * Dales, California

People

* Dale (given name) * Dale (surname)

Entertainment and Fiction

Dale Gribble Dale Alvin Gribble (born July 12, 1953) is a fictional character in the Fox animated series ''King of the Hill'', voiced by Johnny Hardwick. He is an exterminator, bounty hunter, owner of Daletech, chain smoker, gun fanatic, and paranoid belie ...

, a character on the animated series ''King of the Hill'' *

Dale Cooper Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Dale Bartholomew Cooper, portrayed by Kyle MacLachlan, is a fictional character who is the protagonist of ABC's and Showtime's television series ''Twin Peaks''. He also plays a supporting role in ...

, a character on the TV series ''Twin Peaks'' *

Dale Horvath Dale, later revealed as Dale Horvath in the television series, is a fictional character from the comic book series '' The Walking Dead'' and was portrayed by Jeffrey DeMunn in the American television series of the same name. The character's dea ...

, a character in the comic and TV series ''The Walking Dead'' * ''Dale'' (film), a film about the life of Dale Earnhardt *

Dale (Middle-earth) Dale or dales may refer to: Locations * Dale (landform), an open valley * Dale (place name element) Geography ;Australia * The Dales (Christmas Island), in the Indian Ocean ;Canada * Dale, Ontario ;Ethiopia *Dale (woreda), district ;Norway * ...

, a city in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth *''The Dales'', a BBC radio soap opera originally called ''

Mrs Dale's Diary ''Mrs Dale's Diary'' was the first significant BBC radio serial drama. It was first broadcast on 5 January 1948 on the BBC Light Programme, later BBC Radio 2; it ran until 25 April 1969. A new episode was broadcast each weekday afternoon, wit ...

'' * ''Dale'' (album), album by American rapper Pitbull released in 2015 *The Dalelands, a geographical area in the fictional world of the ''Forgotten Realms'' *Dale Bishop, the local sheriff of Bristol Cove,

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

, and recurring character of Freeform's 2018 television show''

Siren Siren or sirens may refer to: Common meanings * Siren (alarm), a loud acoustic alarm used to alert people to emergencies * Siren (mythology), an enchanting but dangerous monster in Greek mythology Places * Siren (town), Wisconsin * Siren, Wisc ...

''. *Dale, one of the ''

Chip 'n' Dale Chip and Dale (also spelled Chip 'n' Dale) is a cartoon duo of anthropomorphic chipmunks created in 1943 by The Walt Disney Company. Concept The characters were first drawn by Bill Justice and introduced in the 1943 Pluto short '' Private ...

'' animated chipmunks created by the Walt Disney Company

Other

* Dale (automobile) *

Dale (crater) Dale is a small lunar impact crater located in the far eastern part of the Moon's near side, to the south of the Mare Smythii. It lies to the southeast of the larger crater Kastner Kastner is a German language surname, originating from the medieva ...

on the Moon * Dale of Norway, a textile company based in Dale, Vaksdal municipality, Norway *''The Dale'', nickname for Rochdale A.F.C. *'' Boy Scouts of America v. Dale'', a First Amendment opinion from the US Supreme Court * USS ''Dale'', various ships *Dale Electronics, Inc., of Columbus, Nebraska, USA, an electronic components manufacturer, acquired by

Vishay Intertechnology Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is an American manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components founded by Polish-born businessman Felix Zandman. Vishay has manufacturing plants in Israel, Asia, Europe, and the Americas whe ...

in 1985

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