BlockNansene, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Dufur census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97021. The Survey maps it on the Dufur East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1930 USGS Dufur quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1934 USGS Dufur quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dufur East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Mount Hood quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Nansene between 2012 and 2018, burning about 34,383 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 33,451 acres | Prineville District | LONG HOLLOW |
| 22 July 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | TAYLOR LAKE 2 |
| 21 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 930 acres | Prineville District | 0451 OAK CANYON |
| 11 July 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | TAYLOR LAKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Nansene: 4 past producers, 4 producers. 4 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnett | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Barnett Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hillgen | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Hillgen Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Underhill | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Underhill | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Underhill Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Underhill Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dufur | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Boyd | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Endersby | 7.9 miles | 13 | |
| Kingsley | 8.8 miles | 13 | |
| Emerson | 10.6 miles | 10 | |
| Friend (historical) | 11.8 miles | 14 | |
| Tygh Valley | 12.5 miles | 14 | |
| English (historical) | 13.1 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 Nansene | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q20658109 | 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 1130071. 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.