Falcon Heights, Oregon
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Klamath Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97603. It lies near Miller Hill. The Survey maps it on the Klamath Falls quadrangle. 680 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,409 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 21 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.
- 1889 USGS Klamath quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Klamath quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Klamath Falls NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
23 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Falcon Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,361 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 2 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 662 acres | Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge | KLAMATH HILLS |
| 9 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lakeview District | QUARRY |
| 6 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Klamath Unit | WHITELINE NORTH |
| 6 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Klamath Unit | HILL |
| 26 August 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Klamath Unit | FRIDAY |
| 26 August 1996 | Natural | 1,006 acres | Lakeview District | LOWER LK 2 |
| 31 July 2011 | Natural | 44 acres | Lakeview District | HILLS |
| 3 July 2009 | Natural | 12 acres | Lakeview District | CAPTAIN JACK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Falcon Heights: 10 producers, 7 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klamath Hills | Mercury, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Hardboard Spring | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Holiday | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Klamath Hills | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Stukel Mountain | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Stukel Mountain | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Klamath Falls Mill St | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Stukel Mountain | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henley | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Midland | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Merganser (historical) | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| West Klamath (historical) | 4.0 miles | 21 | |
| Stewart Lenox | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Fairhaven | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Hager | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Altamont | 4.9 miles | 19 |
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 Falcon Heights | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28912602 | 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 1161658. 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.







