BlockMikkalo, Oregon
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Arlington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97812. The Survey maps it on the Mikkalo quadrangle. It stands 1,470 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Condon quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Mikkalo quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Condon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Mikkalo: 15 past producers, 15 producers. 15 still produce. 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.
Storms near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mikkalo in 1 storm report in 2011: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mikkalo | - | Weather station near the Ajax airstrip recorded gust to 62 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clem | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Olex | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Rock Creek | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Montague (historical) | 13.0 miles | 11 | |
| Alville (historical) | 13.2 miles | 11 | |
| Igo (historical) | 15.3 miles | 11 | |
| Eddy (historical) | 16.5 miles | 12 | |
| Condon | 16.5 miles | 12 |
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 Mikkalo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q11166487 | 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 1124135. 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.