Rieth, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Pendleton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97801. It stands on Birch Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pendleton quadrangle. It stands 1,010 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1935 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
12 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Rieth between 1992 and 2019, burning about 224 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Umatilla Agency | SOUTH HILL |
| 30 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Umatilla Agency | RIVER |
| 5 July 2016 | Fireworks | under an acre | Umatilla Agency | FISH POND |
| 24 July 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.4 acres | Umatilla Agency | OVERLOOK |
| 24 July 1995 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Mid Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Complex | WATERHOLE |
| 2 July 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Umatilla Agency | #364 |
| 16 July 1995 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Mid Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Complex | BASSRAMP |
| 1 July 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.4 acres | Umatilla Agency | WESTGATE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Rieth: 29 past producers, 3 producers. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 404 Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| 404 Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Barnhart Pit No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Boggotti Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| German Hall Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Job 75 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Kulm Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pendleton Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rieth in 2 storm reports between 2007 and 2009: 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pendair Heights | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Glendale | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Pendleton | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Green Meadows | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Riverside | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Fulton | 8.1 miles | 11 | |
| Tutuilla | 9.5 miles | 11 | |
| Mission | 10.0 miles | 11 |
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 Rieth | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7333174 | 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 1126008. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




