Straight Point, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the White Salmon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98605. The Survey maps it on the White Salmon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1934 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS White Salmon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS White Salmon quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS White Salmon quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS White Salmon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
303 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 303 fires within 5 miles of Straight Point between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,917 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 58 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 39 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 35 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 27 |
| Smoking | 26 |
| Fireworks | 18 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Other causes | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | STATE ROAD |
| 8 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.6 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | ROWENA CREEK |
| 8 September 2003 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | The Dalles Unit | MEMALOOSE CAMPGROUND |
| 8 September 1998 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | MOSIER EAST |
| 7 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | The Dalles Unit | MOSIER EAST |
| 7 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | CATHERINE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 53 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 53 workings within 5 miles of Straight Point: 36 past producers, 16 producers, 1 unknown. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klickitat Co. Pits | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Cove Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dickinson Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| East Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| George Property Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Koberg Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Marsh Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mosier Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mosier Pit and Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Old Dalles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bingen | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Laws Corner | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| White Salmon | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Lyle | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Mountain Brook | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Klickitat Heights | 7.0 miles | 15 | |
| Husum | 8.5 miles | 15 | |
| Snowden | 9.6 miles | 15 |
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 Q122598185 | 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 1511339. 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.








