BlockRuggs, Oregon
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Heppner census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97836. It lies near Cason Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Ruggs quadrangle. It stands 2,136 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1953 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Ruggs quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Heppner quadrangle1:100000
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 Ruggs: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mp 75.7 Wasco/Hepper Hwy | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mp 75.7 Wasco/Hepper Hwy | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rhea Creek Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Rhea Creek 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardman (historical) | 6.5 miles | 7 | |
| Eightmile | 6.9 miles | 7 | |
| Valby | 9.0 miles | 7 | |
| Heppner | 9.2 miles | 8 | |
| Gooseberry | 11.1 miles | 7 | |
| Lexington | 12.5 miles | 7 | |
| Ione | 18.0 miles | 13 | |
| Lena | 23.4 miles | 7 |
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 Ruggs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7378587 | 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 1126358. 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.
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.