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 physical geography of an area. It is used most frequently in the Lowlands of Scotland and in the North of England; the term "fell" co ...

, 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) The Dales is a wetland site located at the western end of Christmas Island, an Australian external territory in the eastern Indian Ocean. The site has been recognised as being of international importance by designation under the Ramsar Conventi ...

, in the Indian Ocean ;Canada *

Dale, Ontario Dale is a community in the municipality of Port Hope, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the junction of county roads 28 (Ontario Street) and 74 (Dale Road); county road 28 leads south to interchange 464 on Ontario Highway ...

;Ethiopia *

Dale (woreda) 'Dale is a woreda ' Region of Great_Rift_Valley,_Dale_is_bordered_on_the_south_by_ _Part_of_the_Sidama_region__located_in_the_Great_Rift_Valley,_Ethiopia">Great_Rift_Valley,_Dale_is_bordered_on_the_south_by_Aleta_Wendo_(woreda)">Aleta_Wendo_and_Ch ...

, 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 Fjale ...

, 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, Hordaland, Dale. It is the church for the Dale parish which is part of the Hardange ...

, a church in Vaksdal municipality, Vestland county *Dale Church (also known as

Norddal Church Norddal Church ( no, Norddal kyrkje), also known as Dale Church ( no, Dale kyrkje), is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Norddal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Norddal, on the south s ...

), a church in Fjord municipality, Møre og Romsdal county ;Poland *

Dale, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Dale is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Racławice, within Miechów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Racławice, east of Miechów, and north-east of the regional capit ...

(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, ...

for

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 Värmland () also known a ...

province ;United Kingdom *

Dale, Cumbria Dale is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. References

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, a hamlet in England *

Dale, Derbyshire Dale Abbey is a village and civil parish in the borough of Erewash in Derbyshire in the East Midlands of England, 6 miles north east of Derby. The population of the civil parish on the 2011 census was 1,351. Formerly known as Depedale or Deepda ...

, 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, increasing ...

, 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 counties of England, 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 ri ...

, England ;United States *

Dale, Illinois Dale is an unincorporated community which is located in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. The elevation of Dale is 400 feet. The community is in the Wabash Valley Seismic Zone The Wabash Valley Seismic Zone (also known as the Wabash Vall ...

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 e ...

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, United States. History A post office was established at Dale in 1883, and remained in operation until 1894. The community was named for Samuel Dale Samuel Dale (1772 – ), known as the "D ...

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 Algo ...

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 par ...

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 Dale, South Carolina, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in northern Beaufort County in the southern corner of the state of South Carolina, U.S.A. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a popu ...

, an unincorporated community *

Dale, Texas Dale is an unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. The settlement had a population of 500 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area. History Dale was named for the valley in which it is located ...

, an unincorporated community *

Dale, West Virginia Dale is an unincorporated community in Tyler County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of Amer ...

Dale, Wisconsin Dale is a town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States, established on November 17, 1853. The population was 2,731 at the 2010 census. The census-designated place of Dale and the unincorporated community of Medina are located in the town. ...

Dale (CDP), Wisconsin Dale is an unincorporated area, unincorporated census-designated place in the Dale, Wisconsin, town of Dale in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 96 and Co ...

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 is ...

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 compris ...

Dale County School District Dale County School District, also known as Dale County Board of Education (DCBE), is a school district in Dale County, Alabama. It is headquartered in Ozark. Most areas in the county are zoned to Dale County School District. However four municip ...

in Alabama *

Dales, California Dales is an unincorporated community approximately north east of Red Bluff, on California State Route 36, at the intersection of Manton Road (aka Long Road or Tehama County Highway A6), in Tehama County, California, United States. History Ear ...

People

Dale (given name) Dale is a given name. Notable people with this name * Dale Baum (born 1943), American historian and professor *Dale Ann Bradley, American bluegrass musician * Dale Berry (born 1960), founder of Berry English, English school in Saitama, Japan * Da ...

Dale (surname) Dale is a surname. Notable people with this name include: Academics and scientists * Amy Marjorie Dale (1901-1967), British classicist * Angela Dale (born 1945) British statistician *Edgar Dale (1900–1985), US educationist *Henry Hallett Dale (1 ...

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 believe ...

, 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 the ...

, 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 deat ...

, 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, with ...

'' * ''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 on ...

, 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 P ...

'' animated chipmunks created by the Walt Disney Company

Other

Dale (automobile) The Twentieth Century Motor Car Corporation was an American automobile company started by Geraldine Elizabeth "Liz" Carmichael, in 1974, incorporated in Nevada. The company's flagship vehicle was the Dale, a prototype three-wheeled two-seater ...

Dale (crater) Dale is a small Lunar craters, 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 (crater), Kastner and northeast of Ansgarius (crater ...

on the Moon *

Dale of Norway Dale of Norway is a Norwegian clothing brand known for their production of high quality pure wool knitwear. The textile factory for the company is located at the village of Dale, Hordaland, Dale in Vaksdal Municipality, about east of the city of ...

, a textile company based in Dale, Vaksdal municipality, Norway *''The Dale'', nickname for Rochdale A.F.C. *''

Boy Scouts of America v. Dale ''Boy Scouts of America et al. v. Dale'', 530 U.S. 640 (2000), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court, decided on June 28, 2000, that held that the constitutional right to freedom of association allowed the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to ...

'', 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 wher ...

in 1985

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