Clatskanie Heights, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Clatskanie census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97016. It sits by The Billboard. The Survey maps it on the Clatskanie quadrangle. It stands 1,073 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1919 USGS Mayger quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Clatskanie quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Clatskanie quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Clatskanie quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
37 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Clatskanie Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 42 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | COLVIN ROAD #1 |
| 6 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | CONYERS CREEK #1 |
| 5 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HOWARD DRIVE |
| 23 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | LINDBERG RD.#1CLATS AREA |
| 16 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | OLSON RD #1 |
| 11 September 1992 | Smoking | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | KELTY ROAD |
| 5 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | PALM CREEK RD. #1 |
| 5 August 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | OLSON ROAD #1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Clatskanie Heights: 27 past producers, 14 producers. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Bergman | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| A. Bergman | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Paul Zimmerly Road Construction | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Paul Zimmerly Road Construction | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Crown Zellerbach | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Crown Zellerbach | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Crown Zellerbach | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Crown Zellerbach | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Crown Zellerbach | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Crown Zellerbach | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clatskanie | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Mist | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Inglis | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Marshland | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Quincy | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Kyser (historical) | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Woodson | 7.5 miles | 15 | |
| Delena | 7.5 miles | 15 |
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 Q121305855 | 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 1136155. 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.








