BlockRange, Oregon
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Long Creek census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97880. It lies near Board Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Dale quadrangle. It stands 4,357 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1951 USGS Dale quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Canyon City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Canyon City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Bates quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Dale quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS Dale quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
61 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Range between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,633 acres in total. 44 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 44 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BOARD GULCH |
| 7 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MEADOWBROOK SUMMIT |
| 7 September 2013 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BULLY |
| 5 September 2003 | Natural | 1,266 acres | Umatilla National Forest | BULL SPRINGS 2 |
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Umatilla National Forest | BRUSH CREEK |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Umatilla National Forest | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Umatilla National Forest | not named |
| 10 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Umatilla National Forest | HUNTER |
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 Range: 2 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bully Butte Quartz | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Bull Butte Quartz Claims | Gold | Occurrence | Hematite, Limonite | |
| Bull Butte Quartz Claims | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Bully Butte Quartz Claims | Gold | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dale | 6.7 miles | 13 | |
| Caverhill (historical) | 8.6 miles | 13 | |
| Ritter | 9.3 miles | 13 | |
| Long Creek | 14.3 miles | 13 | |
| Galena | 15.0 miles | 12 | |
| Susanville | 15.8 miles | 12 | |
| Fox | 19.2 miles | 13 | |
| Hamilton | 20.9 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q38249518 | 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 1159217. 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.