Otter Rock, Oregon
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Newport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97369. It stands on Dope Creek. The Survey maps it on the Newport North quadrangle. It stands 98 feet above sea level.
On record in Otter Rock
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Look-Out on Cape Foulweather, Thelisted 2015
Rocky Creek Bridge No. 01089listed 2005
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1942 USGS Yaquina quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Yaquina quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Yaquina NE quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Yaquina NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Newport quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Newport North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Otter Rock between 1994 and 2014, burning about 97 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 |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Toledo Unit | FOULWEATHER |
| 2 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BEVERLY FIRE |
| 8 July 1994 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Toledo Unit | BEVERLY BEACH |
| 6 July 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Toledo Unit | MOOLACH CREEK |
| 5 July 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Toledo Unit | ROCKY CREEK |
| 4 July 2005 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Toledo Unit | ROCKY CREEK |
| 31 July 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Toledo Unit | SPENCER CREEK |
| 25 July 1996 | Other causes | under an acre | Toledo Unit | BEVERLY BEACH STATE PARK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Otter Rock: 9 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moolack Rock Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Moolack Rock Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Agate Beach | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Agate Beach Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Iron Mountain Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Iron Mountain Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Iron Mountain Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Iron Mountain Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Little Iron Mtn Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Little Iron Mtn. Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Park | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Beverly Beach | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Depoe Bay | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Agate Beach | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Pacific Palisades | 6.7 miles | 13 | |
| Bellamy (historical) | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Lincoln Beach | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Newport Heights | 7.4 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 Otter Rock | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3279197 | 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 1125065. 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.










