BlockFriend, Oregon
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Dufur census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97021. The Survey maps it on the Friend quadrangle. It stands 2,447 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1930 USGS Dufur quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1934 USGS Dufur quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Friend quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Mount Hood quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Friend quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
66 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Friend (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,317 acres in total. 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | HAPPY RIDGE |
| 28 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | VALLEY DRIVE |
| 27 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | The Dalles Unit | LARCH CREEK |
| 26 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.5 acres | Mt. Hood National Forest | SPRINGER |
| 2 September 2002 | Smoking | 8.0 acres | The Dalles Unit | LARCH CREEK |
| 10 September 1997 | Natural | 1.0 acres | The Dalles Unit | TAYLORVILLE |
| 9 August 2002 | Other causes | 5.0 acres | The Dalles Unit | SPRINGER RIDGE |
| 8 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | FRIEND RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Friend (historical): 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unjnamed 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsley | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Hollow | 7.3 miles | 15 | |
| Wamic | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Tygh Valley | 8.5 miles | 14 | |
| Dufur | 10.3 miles | 13 | |
| Sportsmans Park | 11.1 miles | 13 | |
| Endersby | 11.8 miles | 13 | |
| Nansene | 11.8 miles | 12 |
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 Friend (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3459668 | 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 1142483. 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.