Miles Crossing, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Astoria census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97103. It stands on Stewart Creek. The Survey maps it on the Astoria quadrangle. It stands 20 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1919 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
123 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Miles Crossing between 1992 and 2019, burning about 26 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CHATTERBOX |
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | JACK CREEK |
| 7 September 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Astoria District | CLATSOP PLAINS 2 FIRE |
| 6 September 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MITSCHER RD. |
| 6 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Astoria District | SPIRIT PLACE |
| 5 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CUTTER |
| 30 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Astoria District | FLORENCE #033 |
| 3 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | KLASKANIE TRAIL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Miles Crossing: 17 past producers, 11 producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Clay, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endicott Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Sunset Quarry & Mill | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Astoria Landfill | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Astor House, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Astor House,Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Astoria Landfille | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffers Garden | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Uniontown | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Astoria | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Chadwell (historical) | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Navy Heights | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Warrenton | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Tongue Point Village | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Flavel (historical) | 5.4 miles | 18 |
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 Miles Crossing | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6851365 | 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 1124138. 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.







