BlockRecreation, Oregon
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Keno census division. It stands on Recreation Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pelican Bay quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Recreation
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Point Comfort Lodgelisted 1979 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1897 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Lake O' Woods quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Lake of the Woods quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Medford quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Pelican Bay quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Pelican Bay quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
96 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Recreation (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 99 acres in total. 56 started naturally. 2 were 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 | 56 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HOUSE DISP#636 |
| 6 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | BARBER |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | VARNEY |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | PARAGON 355 |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | DOUBLE TREE |
| 25 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | TOMAHAWK |
| 20 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | ASPEN |
| 17 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Fremont-Winema National Forest | FS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Recreation (historical): 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wampler Cinder Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wampler Cinder Pit | Pumice | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Point | 0.5 miles | 19 | |
| Crystal (historical) | 7.0 miles | 19 | |
| Lake of the Woods | 9.3 miles | 19 | |
| Modoc Point | 11.9 miles | 19 | |
| Klamath Agency | 12.9 miles | 20 | |
| Chiloquin | 13.8 miles | 20 | |
| Barkley (historical) | 16.1 miles | 19 | |
| Fort Klamath | 16.6 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1135151. 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.