Orienta, Oklahoma
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Fairview census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73737. It stands on Elm Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fairview quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Woodward quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Woodward quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Fairview quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Fairview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Orienta in 2009, burning about 11,520 acres in total. None 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11,520 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | CLEO FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Orienta: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Prospect | Copper | Past Producer | 1919 | |
| Law Dredge & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Law Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Law Sand Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
30 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Orienta in 30 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 15 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Orienta | $50,000 | This tornado developed just south of US-412 and west of N2520 Road. Along US-412, one home along suffered roof damage, two outbuildings and power poles were damaged. As it moved northeast, additional trees and power poles were damaged before the tornado crossed the Cimarron River. Another home suffered minor damage near the end of the tornado path near E0400 Road about 2 miles west of State Highway 8. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orienta | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orienta | $2,000 | An awning was damaged at Summer Brothers Convenience Store. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orienta | - | Pieces of sheet metal awning torn off at a gas station. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orienta | - | Estimated 60 mph winds. No damage was reported. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orienta | - | A 10-inch diameter tree limb was blown down. Gutters were also blown off a house. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| April 2009 | Flood | Orienta | - | US Highway 412 was closed from Orienta to its Junction with US Highway 281 south of Waynoka. |
| September 2008 | Heavy Rain | Orienta | - | The measured rainfall was 7.45 inches, much of it falling in a six to eight hour period. |
| June 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Orienta | - | A third tornado was shown in the live coverage from television helicopters just east of the Glass Mountains. Again, this tornado also moved little and no damage was reported. |
| June 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Orienta | - | A tornado developed south of US-412 and just east of the Glass Mountains. The tornado was observed by numerous spotters and was covered live by television news helicopters from Oklahoma City. The tornado moved very little and no known damage was occurred.| |
| June 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Orienta | - | A second tornado developed soon after the dissipation of the first tornado. This tornado also formed just east of the Glass Mountains and south of US Highway 412. This tornado was also observed by numerous spotters and covered live by television news helicopters which showed a well-developed tornado visually. This tornado moved little during its two minute lifespan, and produced no known damage. | |
| April 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Orienta | - | This tornado was captured on video by a storm chaser, approximately 2 miles south of Highway 412 in northern Major County. The tornado moved northward for 4 miles before crossing the Cimarron River into Woods County. No structures were affected in Major County. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Orienta | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Orienta | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Orienta | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Orienta | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Orienta | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Orienta | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orienta | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orienta | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Orienta | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orienta | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Orienta | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Orienta | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Orienta | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Orienta | - | no account filed |
| October 1994 | Hail | Orienta | - | no account filed |
| October 1994 | Hail | Orienta | - | no account filed |
| October 1994 | Hail | Orienta | - | no account filed |
| October 1994 | Hail | Orienta | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Cleo | 3.2 miles | 8 | |
| Cleo Springs | 3.6 miles | 8 | |
| Fairview | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Cheyenne Valley | 9.8 miles | 9 | |
| Isabella | 11.1 miles | 8 | |
| Cedar Springs | 11.4 miles | 8 | |
| Ringwood | 12.2 miles | 9 | |
| Dane | 12.5 miles | 8 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Orienta | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7102319 | 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 1100704. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



