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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1937 USGS Nehalem quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Nehalem quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Nehalem quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Nehalem River quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Nehalem quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
58 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Smoking | under an acre | Tillamook District | JETTY CREEK |
| 8 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Tillamook District | KNOB FIRE |
| 25 September 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Tillamook District | FOSS |
| 23 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Tillamook District | MANZANITA LOG PILE |
| 23 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Tillamook District | BAYSIDE FIRE |
| 21 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Tillamook District | TRESLE FIRE |
| 20 September 2014 | Other causes | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MIAMI HOUSE |
| 2 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | NEDONNA BEACH COMPLEX |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Watrous | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Watrous Prospect | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Mohler Pit & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Neahkahnie Mtn Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Old Nehalem Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pit 442 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pit 443 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sturm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Brighton | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Mohler | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Bayside Gardens | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Nehalem | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Foley (historical) | 3.2 miles | 16 | |
| Manzanita | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Barnesdale | 3.7 miles | 16 |
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.








