Sportsmans Park, Oregon
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Dufur census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97063. It stands on Wildcat Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rock Creek Reservoir quadrangle. 76 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,241 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1930 USGS Dufur quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1934 USGS Dufur quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Rock Creek Reservoir quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Mount Hood quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Rock Creek Reservoir quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
114 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 114 fires within 5 miles of Sportsmans Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 393 acres in total. 36 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 36 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | BRUSH AXE |
| 6 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | DODSON RD. |
| 30 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Mt. Hood National Forest | BUG |
| 3 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | CUP |
| 19 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | AFT |
| 15 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | 474 |
| 15 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | FORK |
| 15 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | BIG PINE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Sportsmans Park: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metzentine Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Metzentine Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Hollow | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Wamic | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Pine Grove | 7.9 miles | 13 | |
| Wapinitia | 10.4 miles | 13 | |
| Friend (historical) | 11.1 miles | 14 | |
| Tygh Valley | 12.0 miles | 14 | |
| Kingsley | 13.3 miles | 13 | |
| Maupin | 17.0 miles | 14 |
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 Sportsmans Park | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q108377267 | 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 2804190. 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.







