BlockTwickenham, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Mitchell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97750. It lies near James Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Sutton Mountain quadrangle. It stands 1,562 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1926 USGS Mitchell quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Mitchell quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Stephenson Mountain quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Sutton Mtn. quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
32 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Twickenham between 1994 and 2018, burning about 56,322 acres in total. 26 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2014 | Natural | 191 acres | Prineville District | 0719 GOOSE PAINT |
| 27 August 2011 | Natural | 274 acres | Prineville District | 0656 |
| 25 August 2011 | Natural | 25 acres | Prineville District | 0615 |
| 25 August 2011 | Natural | 1,310 acres | Prineville District | 0614 DEAD DOG |
| 2 August 2011 | Natural | 1,574 acres | Prineville District | 0322 |
| 2 August 2011 | Natural | 1,500 acres | Prineville District | 0319 |
| 19 August 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Prineville District | I1213 |
| 17 August 2018 | Natural | 45,973 acres | Prineville District | JENNIES PEAK |
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 Twickenham: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basalt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waldron (historical) | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| Service Creek | 9.4 miles | 11 | |
| Richmond | 9.6 miles | 10 | |
| Mitchell | 12.3 miles | 13 | |
| Waterman (historical) | 17.2 miles | 10 | |
| Fossil | 17.7 miles | 11 | |
| Kinzua (historical) | 18.0 miles | 11 | |
| Spoos Mill | 18.7 miles | 10 |
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 Twickenham | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7857895 | 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 1128336. 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.