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Looking Glass, Oregon

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Elgin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97827. It stands on Lookingglass Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rondowa quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Looking Glass within Union County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

63 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Looking Glass (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 496 acres in total. 44 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
Natural44
Debris and open burning9
Recreation and ceremony4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLaGrande DistrictTHOMPSON
26 September 2014Naturalunder an acreUmatilla National ForestCABIN CREEK II
16 September 2001Naturalunder an acreLaGrande DistrictPALMER #2
10 September 1997Naturalunder an acreLaGrande DistrictTHOMPSON ROAD II
1 September 1994Naturalunder an acreUmatilla National Forestnot named
5 August 2003Naturalunder an acreLaGrande DistrictMOON CANYON
5 August 2003Naturalunder an acreLaGrande DistrictCONGO
4 August 1997Naturalunder an acreLaGrande DistrictDUTCH POINT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Union County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Looking Glass (historical): 11 past producers, 4 producers. 4 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Basalt QuarryStonePast Producer
Basalt QuarryStonePast Producer
Basalt QuarryStonePast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Union County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Cabin Creek (historical)2.4 miles12
Elk Flat (historical)9.7 miles10
Elgin10.8 miles10
Indian Valley (historical)13.4 miles10
Summerville17.5 miles10
Imbler18.4 miles13
Alicel22.3 miles13
Island City27.7 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1158328. 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.