BlockOmlee, New Mexico
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Alamogordo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88310. The Survey maps it on the Alamogordo South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1950 USGS Alamogordo quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Carlsbad quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Carlsbad quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Mule Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Alamogordo quadrangle1:100000
- 1981 USGS Alamogordo South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Alamogordo South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Omlee between 1992 and 2013, burning about 264 acres in total. 6 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | not named |
| 4 July 1992 | Natural | 77 acres | Lincoln National Forest | not named |
| 31 July 2011 | Natural | 75 acres | Lincoln National Forest | ALAMO |
| 28 July 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Lincoln National Forest | not named |
| 25 July 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 80 acres | Lincoln National Forest | MARBLE |
| 2 July 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | HAYSTACK |
| 24 June 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Lincoln National Forest | not named |
| 21 June 1995 | Natural | 12 acres | Lincoln National Forest | ALAMO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Omlee: 4 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes Mine | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Alamo No2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Downs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| State Hwy Pit No 74-3-S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boles Acres | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Alamogordo | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Monista (historical) | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Valmont | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Dog Canyon Estates | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| La Luz | 9.8 miles | 12 | |
| Kearney | 10.0 miles | 12 | |
| High Rolls | 10.7 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122562880 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 909354. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.