BlockMcDonald, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Wasco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97065. It lies near Grass Valley Canyon. The Survey maps it on the McDonald quadrangle. It stands 404 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1916 USGS Arlington quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Mc Donald quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Goldendale quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of McDonald between 2001 and 2020, burning about 46,157 acres in total. 4 started naturally. None 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 | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2013 | Natural | 205 acres | Prineville District | 0813 MCDONALDS FERRY |
| 3 July 2008 | Natural | 9,787 acres | Prineville District | 0284 I284 |
| 3 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 acres | Prineville District | INDEPENDENCE |
| 3 July 2003 | Fireworks | 460 acres | Prineville District | ROCK CK |
| 23 July 2019 | Natural | 10 acres | Prineville District | 0505 |
| 21 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31,848 acres | Prineville District | 0353 SCOTT CANYON |
| 13 July 2001 | Natural | 2,200 acres | Prineville District | ROCK CRK |
| 25 June 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 209 acres | Prineville District | 0333 |
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 McDonald: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emigrant Springs (historical) | 8.4 miles | 9 | |
| Klondike | 10.8 miles | 9 | |
| Sinks (historical) | 10.9 miles | 9 | |
| Early (historical) | 11.1 miles | 10 | |
| Monkland | 13.5 miles | 8 | |
| Wasco | 15.3 miles | 11 | |
| De Moss Springs | 15.4 miles | 11 | |
| Moro | 18.5 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 McDonald | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6800886 | 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 1136523. 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.