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Wakonda Beach, Oregon

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Waldport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97394. It stands on Annice Creek. The Survey maps it on the Waldport quadrangle. It stands 16 feet above sea level.

Wakonda Beach within Lincoln County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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

31 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Wakonda Beach between 1992 and 2019, burning about 8 acres in total. 1 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
Recreation and ceremony14
Debris and open burning8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Smoking1
Fireworks1
Natural1
Equipment and vehicle use1
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
4 September 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersBLODGETT ROAD FIRE
30 September 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreToledo UnitSHORE PINE
22 September 2003Smokingunder an acreToledo UnitDARKEY CREEK
2 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersBREAKER FIRE
2 September 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreToledo UnitPARK BUM
16 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreToledo UnitCROTCHLINE SADDLE
1 September 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSiuslaw National ForestDRIFT BOAT FIRE
5 August 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreToledo UnitSEAL ROCK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Wakonda Beach: 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Eckman Creek QuarryStonePast Producer
Eckman Creek QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Pankey QuarryStonePast Producer
Pankey QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Uscg StationStonePast Producer
WaldportStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown

Every working recorded in Lincoln 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
Tillicum Beach1.7 miles16
San Marine2.4 miles16
Waldport2.9 miles16
Bayshore3.6 miles16
Bayview4.7 miles16
Drift Creek5.2 miles13
Yachats5.4 miles16
Linville (historical)7.0 miles13

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 Q113645562The 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 1151793. 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.