BlockBingham Springs, Oregon
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Pilot Rock census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97810. It stands on Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bingham Springs quadrangle. It stands 2,172 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1953 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Bingham Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Bingham Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
59 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Bingham Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 385 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 3 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Umatilla National Forest | SOUTH FORK UMATILLA |
| 3 September 1998 | Natural | 1.7 acres | Umatilla National Forest | GRAVES BUTTE |
| 29 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Pendleton Unit | STUMP |
| 27 September 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Pendleton Unit | BINGHAM ROAD |
| 25 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MC FIRE |
| 22 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Pendleton Unit | WILDHORSE |
| 22 September 1992 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Pendleton Unit | RESERVATION |
| 19 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Umatilla Agency | RYAN GRADE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bingham Springs: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingham Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Narkaus Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Narkaus Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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.
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 Bingham Springs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4914212 | 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 1138143. 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.