Heceta Beach, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Florence census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97439. It stands on Siuslaw River. The Survey maps it on the Mercer Lake OE W quadrangle. 1,912 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1920 USGS Heceta Head quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Heceta Head quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Heceta Head quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Waldport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
145 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 145 fires within 5 miles of Heceta Beach between 1992 and 2020, burning about 31 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Fireworks | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MERCER TREE |
| 8 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | KINGWOOD CAMP |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | BENDER LANDING |
| 8 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Western Lane District | 908 QUINCE STREET FIRE |
| 8 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Siuslaw National Forest | COLLARD |
| 6 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Western Lane District | BEACH FIRE |
| 4 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | OAK ST. FIRE |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Siuslaw National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Heceta Beach: 5 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry Creek Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Berry Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cape Mountain Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Cape Mountain Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Ranch | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Ranch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Mercer (historical) | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Glenada | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Acme | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Cushman | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Canary | 8.9 miles | 15 | |
| Minerva | 9.4 miles | 15 | |
| North Beach | 9.7 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.
| Wikipedia article on Heceta Beach | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5696186 | 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 1121728. 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.








