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Cherry Heights, Oregon

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1994. It stands in The Dalles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97058. It stands on Brown Creek. The Survey maps it on The Dalles South quadrangle. It stands 1,178 feet above sea level.

Cherry Heights within Wasco County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

115 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Cherry Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,327 acres in total. 3 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
Debris and open burning26
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Equipment and vehicle use16
Fireworks10
Railroad operations and maintenance8
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Other causes6
Recreation and ceremony6
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Smoking5
Natural3
Arson/incendiarism3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined14 acresColumbia River Gorge National Scenic AreaSHOOTING RANGE
9 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreColumbia River Gorge National Scenic AreaRIVER RD
7 September 2020Equipment and vehicle use1.2 acresOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersSEVENMILE 2
6 September 1999Smokingunder an acreColumbia River Gorge National Scenic AreaGOLF COURSE
5 September 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreThe Dalles UnitRICHARD RD.
30 September 1995Smokingunder an acreThe Dalles UnitBROWNS CREEK
30 September 1993Smokingunder an acreThe Dalles UnitCHENOWITH CREEK
3 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersBROWNS CREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wasco County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 43 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 43 workings within 5 miles of Cherry Heights: 23 past producers, 19 producers, 1 plant. 20 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
(Facility) the Dalles Aluminum SmelterAluminum, Contained or MetalPlant
Douthit PitClayProducer
J. Sandoz WellGeothermalProducer
Foley LakesStonePast Producer
Foley Lakes PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
HarveyStonePast Producer
Harvey PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Harvey QuarryStonePast Producer
Harvey QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
MartinStonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Wasco County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Chenoweth1.7 miles17
The Dalles3.3 miles17
Ortley4.4 miles16
Rowena5.0 miles16
Petersburg8.6 miles15
Endersby9.0 miles13
Mosier10.0 miles15
Boyd11.5 miles12

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 Q113855194The 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 1136145. 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.