Rome,_Oregon
Rome, Oregon
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Rome, also called Rome Station after its sole business, is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is 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 U.S. Route 95, approximately 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Burns Junction.[2] Jordan Creek enters the river slightly downstream of Rome.[2] The elevation of Rome is 3,390 feet (1,033 m) above sea level.[1]
Rome, Oregon | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 42°50′21″N 117°37′42″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Malheur |
| Elevation | 3,386 ft (1,032 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code | 541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1126268[1] |
| Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[1] | |
According to Oregon Geographic Names, Rome was named by William F. Stine for the nearby geologic formations that suggested the ruined temples of Rome, Italy.[3] The 100-foot (30 m)-high Rome Cliffs,[4] or "Pillars of Rome" are formations of fossil-bearing clay, measuring about 5 miles (8 km) long, and 2 miles (3 km) wide.[5]
Rome's former post office was established in 1909. Leonard R. Duncan was the first postmaster.[3] Postal service is now out of Jordan Valley.
In the mid-19th century, there was another Oregon community named Rome. It was in Marion County, near Woodburn, and had a post office in 1851–52.[3]
Rome State Airport is near Rome.[2] In addition to U.S. Route 95, several high-desert roads converge at or near Rome. These include the Old Idaho–Oregon–Nevada Highway, Rome Road, Skull Creek Road, and Indian Fort Creek Road.[2]
Rome has a cold desert climate (BWk) according to the Köppen climate classification system.
| Climate data for Rome, Oregon | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 67 (19) |
71 (22) |
81 (27) |
91 (33) |
100 (38) |
105 (41) |
110 (43) |
107 (42) |
106 (41) |
97 (36) |
78 (26) |
65 (18) |
110 (43) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 41.3 (5.2) |
47.5 (8.6) |
56.2 (13.4) |
62.3 (16.8) |
72.0 (22.2) |
82.3 (27.9) |
93.9 (34.4) |
92.0 (33.3) |
81.8 (27.7) |
66.5 (19.2) |
50.9 (10.5) |
40.3 (4.6) |
65.6 (18.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 30.8 (−0.7) |
35.2 (1.8) |
41.9 (5.5) |
46.8 (8.2) |
55.6 (13.1) |
64.2 (17.9) |
73.5 (23.1) |
71.7 (22.1) |
62.1 (16.7) |
49.5 (9.7) |
37.4 (3.0) |
29.6 (−1.3) |
49.9 (9.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 20.4 (−6.4) |
22.9 (−5.1) |
27.7 (−2.4) |
31.3 (−0.4) |
39.3 (4.1) |
46.1 (7.8) |
53.0 (11.7) |
51.4 (10.8) |
42.3 (5.7) |
32.4 (0.2) |
23.9 (−4.5) |
18.9 (−7.3) |
34.1 (1.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −31 (−35) |
−17 (−27) |
−4 (−20) |
9 (−13) |
14 (−10) |
14 (−10) |
19 (−7) |
28 (−2) |
15 (−9) |
−6 (−21) |
−11 (−24) |
−26 (−32) |
−31 (−35) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.84 (21) |
0.55 (14) |
0.71 (18) |
0.92 (23) |
1.24 (31) |
0.98 (25) |
0.31 (7.9) |
0.20 (5.1) |
0.39 (9.9) |
0.66 (17) |
0.54 (14) |
0.85 (22) |
8.19 (207.9) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 2.2 (5.6) |
0.4 (1.0) |
0.7 (1.8) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
1.0 (2.5) |
2.5 (6.4) |
7.3 (19) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.6 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 9.3 | 76.3 |
| Source: NOAA[6][7](September record high)[8] | |||||||||||||
- Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 87. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
- McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 823. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- "Rome Cliffs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- "Pillars of Rome". Travel Oregon. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
- "NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- "Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- "Extremes Temperatures Around the World Twitter". Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- 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: , , ,