Sunset Beach, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Astoria census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97146. The Survey maps it on the Gearhart quadrangle. It stands 36 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1919 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Gearhart quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
86 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Sunset Beach between 1992 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. None 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 | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CHATTERBOX |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.8 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | WADSWORTH #2 |
| 8 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Astoria District | FAIRWAY DR. |
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | HWY 101 N |
| 7 September 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Astoria District | CLATSOP PLAINS 2 FIRE |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.4 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RED FLAG |
| 6 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Astoria District | SPIRIT PLACE |
| 28 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | FICKEN FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Sunset Beach: 14 past producers, 11 producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Peat, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clatsop Peat Soils | Peat | Past Producer | ||
| Endicott Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Crown Zellerbach Corp. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crown Zellerbach Corp. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dimeo | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gil Gramson | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gil Gransom Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnahan | 0.7 miles | 16 | |
| Surf Pines | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Chadwell (historical) | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Warrenton | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Jeffers Garden | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Gearhart | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Melville | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Miles Crossing | 6.0 miles | 15 |
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 Sunset Beach | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3475976 | 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 1129849. 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.







