Remote, Oregon
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Myrtle Point census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97458. It stands on Sandy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Remote quadrangle. It stands 246 feet above sea level.
On record in Remote
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 1 record
Sandy Creek Bridgelisted 1979
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1928 USGS Sitkum quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Sitkum quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Roseburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Remote quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
51 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Remote between 1992 and 2020, burning about 57 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Bridge Unit | BELIEU CREEK |
| 29 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Bridge Unit | FOOT BRIDGE |
| 28 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Coos Bay District | WEAVERRDG |
| 21 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Bridge Unit | PLUM PRAIRIE |
| 2 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CRIBBINS LANE |
| 10 September 2004 | Smoking | under an acre | Coos Bay District | UPPERROCK |
| 9 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Bridge Unit | BONE MTN |
| 9 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Coos Bay District | SLIDE CK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Remote: 2 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Mercury, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kincheloe Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lucky No. 1 | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Enchanted Prairie | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Enchanted Prairie | Stone | Producer | ||
| Kincheloe Quarry | Stone | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge | 6.2 miles | 19 | |
| Bancroft | 7.6 miles | 18 | |
| Sitkum | 10.0 miles | 11 | |
| Dora | 10.9 miles | 11 | |
| Gaylord | 11.9 miles | 18 | |
| Etelka (historical) | 11.9 miles | 18 | |
| Gravelford | 12.0 miles | 19 | |
| Powers | 12.8 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 Remote | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3478026 | 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 1125943. 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.





