McNary, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Hermiston-Umatilla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97882. The Survey maps it on the Umatilla quadrangle. It stands 482 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1908 USGS Umatilla quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Umatilla quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Hermiston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Umatilla quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of McNary between 1996 and 2020, burning about 6,444 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 18 acres | Spokane District | MCNARY |
| 28 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | UMATILLA RIVER |
| 27 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Vale District | LAUBACK 2 |
| 20 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Vale District | PICKUP |
| 19 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Vale District | HAT ROCK |
| 17 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Vale District | LAUBACK |
| 16 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Mid Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Complex | MARINA FIRE |
| 5 July 2001 | Fireworks | 400 acres | Spokane District | SILLUTUS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 53 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 53 workings within 5 miles of McNary: 40 past producers, 12 producers, 1 occurrence. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrian Island Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Berrian Island Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Bensel Road Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Bensel Road Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power City | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| Charlestown | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Umatilla | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Hermiston | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Cold Springs | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Cold Springs Junction | 8.0 miles | 14 | |
| Hinkle | 8.6 miles | 15 | |
| Bucks Corners | 9.5 miles | 15 |
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 McNary | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6802481 | 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 1136529. 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.





