Rome, Oregon
Rome is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, part of the Ontario, OR–ID Micropolitan Statistical Area. In the sparsely populated high desert of southeastern Oregon, Rome is immediately west of the Owyhee River on US-95, approximately 12 miles (20 km) northeast of Burns Junction. The elevation of Rome is 3,390 feet (1,033 m) above sea level.
Rome was named for some peculiar geologic formations that suggested the ruined temples of Rome, Italy.[1] The 100-foot (30 m)-high Rome Cliffs,[2] or "Pillars of Rome" are formations of fossil-bearing clay, measuring about 5 miles (8.0 km) long and 2 miles (3.2 km) wide.[3] Rome's post office was established in 1909.[1]
ZIP code 97910, Area codes 541 and 458
Rome is the main setting for John Keeble's novel Broken Ground.
Rome, Oregon
Climate
Rome has a steppe climate (BSk) according to the Köppen climate classification system.
| Climate data for Rome | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 67 (19) |
71 (22) |
80 (27) |
91 (33) |
100 (38) |
105 (41) |
110 (43) |
107 (42) |
105 (41) |
96 (36) |
78 (26) |
65 (18) |
110 (43) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 40.5 (4.7) |
47.6 (8.7) |
55.5 (13.1) |
63.3 (17.4) |
73.2 (22.9) |
81.9 (27.7) |
92.7 (33.7) |
90.7 (32.6) |
81.3 (27.4) |
68 (20) |
51.5 (10.8) |
40.7 (4.8) |
65.6 (18.7) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 18.8 (−7.3) |
23.1 (−4.9) |
26.3 (−3.2) |
30.7 (−0.7) |
39.1 (3.9) |
45.9 (7.7) |
51.5 (10.8) |
48.3 (9.1) |
39 (4) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
23.6 (−4.7) |
18.4 (−7.6) |
32.9 (0.5) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −27 (−33) |
−17 (−27) |
−4 (−20) |
9 (−13) |
14 (−10) |
27 (−3) |
28 (−2) |
28 (−2) |
15 (−9) |
−2 (−19) |
−11 (−24) |
−26 (−32) |
−27 (−33) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.74 (18.8) |
0.52 (13.2) |
0.73 (18.5) |
0.83 (21.1) |
1.21 (30.7) |
1.09 (27.7) |
0.33 (8.4) |
0.34 (8.6) |
0.42 (10.7) |
0.61 (15.5) |
0.7 (18) |
0.78 (19.8) |
8.3 (211) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3 (8) |
0.5 (1.3) |
0.8 (2) |
0.3 (0.8) |
0.1 (0.3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.1 (0.3) |
0.8 (2) |
2.3 (5.8) |
8 (20) |
| Average precipitation days | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 57 |
| Source: [4] | |||||||||||||
Marion County
At one time there was also a community named "Rome" in Marion County, near Woodburn, which had its own post office from 1851–1852.
Transportation
References
- 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 823. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956.
- ↑ "Rome Ciffs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ↑ "Pillars of Rome". Travel Oregon. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ↑ "ROME 2 NW, OR (357310)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
External links
- Historic photo of Rome from the Salem Public Library
- Images of the Pillars of Rome from the Oregon State Archives and the Oregon Blue Book: , ,
Coordinates: 42°50′17″N 117°37′44″W / 42.838°N 117.629°W
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