Fort Rains, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the North Bonneville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98648. It lies near Cascades Island. The Survey maps it on the Bonneville Dam quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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 Hood River quadrangle1:125000
- 1929 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Bonneville Dam quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Bonneville Dam quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Bonneville Dam quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
143 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Fort Rains between 1992 and 2020, burning about 73,987 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Fireworks | 11 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | FORT RAINS |
| 8 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | TENAS CAMP |
| 8 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | LOWER PUNCH BOWL |
| 8 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | SMOKEY |
| 7 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | 2020 |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DEL REY |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | WYETH RANGE |
| 5 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Hood National Forest | 691 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Fort Rains: 14 past producers, 7 producers, 1 occurrence. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenson | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Bonneville Dam | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Moffett's Hot Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Oregon State Highway Division | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Rock Creke Hot Spring | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Bonneville Dam | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Cascade Locks Pit and Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hamilton Mountain Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Island Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Keller Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moffetts Hot Springs | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| North Bonneville | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Stevenson | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Skamania | 7.0 miles | 16 | |
| Carson | 7.3 miles | 13 | |
| Home Valley | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Martins Hot Springs | 8.3 miles | 13 | |
| Stabler | 10.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1504971. 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.








