Rome, Oregon

Rome
Location in Oregon
Rome
Location in the United States

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.

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Rome Station Store,
Rome, Oregon
Pillars of Rome in southeastern 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. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 823. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  2. ↑ "Rome Ciffs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  3. ↑ "Pillars of Rome". Travel Oregon. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  4. ↑ "ROME 2 NW, OR (357310)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 26, 2015.

Coordinates: 42°50′17″N 117°37′44″W / 42.838°N 117.629°W / 42.838; -117.629


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