BlockLena, Oregon
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Heppner census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97836. It lies near Jones Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Lena quadrangle. It stands 2,418 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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 Pendleton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Lena quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Heppner quadrangle1:100000
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 Lena: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mp 67.4 Heppner Hwy | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mp 67.4 Heppner Hwy | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lena in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2013: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Hail | Lena | - | Hail accompanied by minor creek flash flooding. |
| September 2013 | Hail | Lena | - | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Hail | Lena | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Lena | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Lena | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galloway (historical) | 13.9 miles | 11 | |
| Pine City | 14.4 miles | 11 | |
| Heppner | 15.0 miles | 8 | |
| Lexington | 21.6 miles | 7 | |
| Ruggs | 23.4 miles | 7 | |
| Hardman (historical) | 26.5 miles | 7 | |
| Ione | 29.6 miles | 13 | |
| Eightmile | 30.0 miles | 7 |
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 Lena | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6522048 | 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 1136471. 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.