BlockKlondike, Oregon
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Wasco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97065. The Survey maps it on the Klondike quadrangle. It stands 1,558 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Wasco quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Klondike quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Goldendale quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Klondike: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 | ||
| Mp 4.8 Wasco-Heppner Hwy | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mp 4.8 Wasco-Heppner Hwy | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Van Guilder Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Klondike in 1 storm report in 2010: 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Hail | Klondike | - | Hail ranged from dime to nickel size and thinly coated the ground along Highway 206. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinks (historical) | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Emigrant Springs (historical) | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Wasco | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| De Moss Springs | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Monkland | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Early (historical) | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Thornberry | 8.6 miles | 10 | |
| Moro | 9.2 miles | 8 |
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 Klondike | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6421255 | 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 1167711. 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.
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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.