BlockNorth Howell, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Salem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97381. The Survey maps it on the Silverton quadrangle. It stands 203 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1923 USGS Mount Angel quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS Mount Angel quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Silverton quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Oregon City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of North Howell between 2003 and 2014, burning under an acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CASCADE HWY |
| 23 July 2003 | Other causes | under an acre | Santiam Unit | OREGON GARDEN |
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 North Howell: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abiqua Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Abiqua Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pembroke/Silverton Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pembroke/Silverton Pit & Plant | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labish Center | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Hazel Green | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Bethany | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Downs | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Bethel Gospel Park | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Mount Angel | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Brooks | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Pratum | 5.0 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 North Howell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7055671 | 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 1124825. 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.