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Wheeler Heights, Oregon

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Nehalem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97147. It stands on Vosburg Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nehalem quadrangle.

Wheeler Heights within Tillamook County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 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

58 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Wheeler Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 110 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
Debris and open burning20
Recreation and ceremony18
Equipment and vehicle use6
Smoking3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Other causes2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Natural1

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
8 September 2006Smokingunder an acreTillamook DistrictJETTY CREEK
8 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreTillamook DistrictKNOB FIRE
25 September 2000Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreTillamook DistrictFOSS
23 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreTillamook DistrictMANZANITA LOG PILE
23 September 1995Debris and open burningunder an acreTillamook DistrictBAYSIDE FIRE
21 September 1995Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreTillamook DistrictTRESLE FIRE
20 September 2014Other causesunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersMIAMI HOUSE
2 September 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersNEDONNA BEACH COMPLEX

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tillamook County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Wheeler Heights: 13 past producers, 8 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mercury, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
WatrousMercuryOccurrence
Watrous ProspectMercuryProspect
Mohler Pit & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Neahkahnie Mtn QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Old Nehalem QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Pit 442Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Pit 443Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Sturm PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Tillamook 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
Wheeler0.6 miles17
Brighton1.9 miles17
Mohler2.1 miles16
Bayside Gardens2.4 miles17
Nehalem2.4 miles17
Foley (historical)3.2 miles16
Manzanita3.3 miles17
Barnesdale3.7 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1136897. 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.