BlockSunset, Oregon
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Halfway census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97834. It stands on West Fork Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Halfway quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1915 USGS Pine quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Halfway quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Baker quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Halfway quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Sunset between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,248 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 2 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | 90 acres | Vale District | SUMMITT CK |
| 25 September 2011 | Other causes | 1.5 acres | Baker Unit | SCHOOL HOUSE |
| 20 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 800 acres | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | LONG BRANCH |
| 2 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | MELHORN BUTTE |
| 13 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | SOUTH BOULDER |
| 13 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Baker Unit | LONE FIR |
| 13 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Baker Unit | FOOTHILL DITCH |
| 9 August 2016 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | HOOKER FLAT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Sunset: 6 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Cow Butte Pit | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Dead Cow Butte Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Howard Buchanan | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Howard Buchanan | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Dead Cow Butte | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dead Cow Butte | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Norval Greener | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Norval Greener | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Halfway | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Jimtown | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Carson | 7.5 miles | 14 | |
| Brownlee | 8.2 miles | 12 | |
| Pine Creek | 9.5 miles | 12 | |
| Robinette | 9.9 miles | 14 | |
| New Bridge | 10.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1150672. 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.