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Otis, Oregon

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Lincoln City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97368. It stands on Deer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Neskowin quadrangle.

Otis within Lincoln County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

30 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Otis between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,666 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
Recreation and ceremony10
Debris and open burning7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Equipment and vehicle use4
Firearms and explosives use1
Smoking1
Other causes1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,552 acresToledo UnitECHO MTN. COMPLEX
5 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSiuslaw National ForestHOLIDAY
25 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSiuslaw National ForestBURNT TRAILER
2 September 2006Recreation and ceremony8.9 acresToledo Unit2200 ROAD
18 September 2001Other causesunder an acreToledo UnitEAST DEVILS LAKE
17 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSiuslaw National Forest1726 ROAD
14 September 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersROADS END BEACH FIRE #2
7 August 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSiuslaw National ForestROCK CREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Otis: 8 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Clay PitClayPast Producer
Unnamed PitClayProducer
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Widow Creek QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Widow Creek QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Basalt QuarryStonePast Producer
Devils Lake QuarryStonePast Producer
Devils Lake QuarryStoneProducer
QuarryStonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Lincoln County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Neotsu2.4 miles17
Three Rocks3.1 miles17
Roads End3.4 miles6
Rose Lodge3.6 miles17
Wecoma Beach4.1 miles12
Oceanlake4.9 miles12
Delake5.6 miles12
Lincoln City5.9 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1147282. 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.