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Surf Pines, 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 97138. It lies near Clatsop Plains. The Survey maps it on the Gearhart quadrangle. It stands 62 feet above sea level.

Surf Pines within Clatsop County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

68 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Surf Pines between 1992 and 2020, burning about 31 acres in total. None 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
Debris and open burning25
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Equipment and vehicle use8
Recreation and ceremony7
Smoking5
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Other causes3
Arson/incendiarism2
Fireworks2
Firearms and explosives use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersCHATTERBOX
8 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.8 acresOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersWADSWORTH #2
8 September 2011Smokingunder an acreAstoria DistrictFAIRWAY DR.
8 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreAstoria DistrictHWY 101 N
7 September 2000Smokingunder an acreAstoria DistrictCLATSOP PLAINS 2 FIRE
28 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreAstoria DistrictFICKEN FIRE
26 September 1997Debris and open burningunder an acreAstoria DistrictCZ CAMP
23 September 1996Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreAstoria DistrictTHOMPSON CREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clatsop County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Surf Pines: 10 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Peat. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Clatsop Peat SoilsPeatPast Producer
Hamlet PitStonePast Producer
Pit 11StonePast Producer
DimeoSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Smith PropertySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Smith PropertySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
TaggSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Tagg PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Topsoil PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Clatsop County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Gearhart2.4 miles16
Carnahan2.9 miles16
Sunset Beach3.0 miles16
Melville4.2 miles15
Seaside4.5 miles16
Chadwell (historical)4.9 miles15
Jeffers Garden7.2 miles15
Warrenton7.4 miles18

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.

Wikidata item Q7645873The 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 1129904. 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.