BlockSeal Rock, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Waldport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97376. It lies near Elephant Rock. The Survey maps it on the Waldport quadrangle. It stands 3 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1922 USGS Waldport quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Waldport quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Waldport quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Waldport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Waldport quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
27 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Seal Rock between 1992 and 2019, burning about 18 acres in total. 1 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 | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Toledo Unit | FOX CREEK |
| 19 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Toledo Unit | KINGLET STREET |
| 15 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Toledo Unit | BEAVER VALLEY |
| 13 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BEAVER CR. FIRE |
| 1 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Toledo Unit | COZY ACRES |
| 9 August 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Toledo Unit | SOUTH LOW ROAD |
| 9 August 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Toledo Unit | SHORE LANDS |
| 5 August 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Toledo Unit | SEAL ROCK |
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 Seal Rock: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ona | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Forfar | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Bayshore | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Bayview | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Holiday Beach | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| Waldport | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Linville (historical) | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Oysterville | 7.0 miles | 17 |
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 Seal Rock | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7440532 | 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 1149192. 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.