BlockMcKay, Oregon
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Umatilla Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97868. It stands on North Fork McKay Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bassey Creek quadrangle. 95 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,923 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Pendleton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Bassey Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS La Grande quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Bassey Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
46 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of McKay between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,779 acres in total. 20 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Pendleton Unit | SOUTH FORK MCKAY CR |
| 3 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Umatilla Agency | VANDORN |
| 3 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Pendleton Unit | RAIL CREEK |
| 28 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Pendleton Unit | LITTLE MCKAY RIDGE |
| 7 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Pendleton Unit | HAY RANCH |
| 7 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Pendleton Unit | BELL COW |
| 7 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Pendleton Unit | ROSS ROAD |
| 7 August 2008 | Natural | 104 acres | Umatilla Agency | COYOTE |
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 McKay: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson/Sumac | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson/Sumac | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tutuilla | 9.6 miles | 11 | |
| Meacham | 10.3 miles | 10 | |
| Pilot Rock | 11.4 miles | 8 | |
| Mission | 12.3 miles | 11 | |
| Kirkpatrick | 12.6 miles | 11 | |
| Cayuse | 12.6 miles | 10 | |
| Green Meadows | 12.7 miles | 10 | |
| Riverside | 13.7 miles | 11 |
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 McKay | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14709066 | 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 1136526. 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.