Modoc Point, Oregon
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Chiloquin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97624. It sits by Modoc Point. The Survey maps it on the Modoc Point quadrangle. It stands 4,157 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1889 USGS Klamath quadrangle1:250000
- 1894 USGS Klamath quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Modoc Point quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Modoc Point quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Klamath Falls quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Modoc Point quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
76 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Modoc Point between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,578 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 11 were 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 | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | ROW |
| 6 September 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Fremont-Winema National Forest | HAGELSTEIN |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | CLIFFSIDE |
| 4 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | TRAIN |
| 28 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | DRY LAKE- DISP# 295 |
| 26 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 236 acres | Fremont-Winema National Forest | WEIGHSTATION |
| 20 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | HAGELSTEIN |
| 20 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | TRAIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Modoc Point: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Day School Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Day School Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barkley (historical) | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Algoma | 7.3 miles | 18 | |
| Chiloquin | 9.2 miles | 20 | |
| Shady Pine | 10.0 miles | 18 | |
| Running Y Ranch | 11.6 miles | 18 | |
| Rocky Point | 11.7 miles | 19 | |
| Recreation (historical) | 11.9 miles | 19 | |
| Klamath Agency | 12.5 miles | 20 |
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 Modoc Point | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6889561 | 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 1166683. 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.







