Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

The Cove

The Cove is a basin in Wheeler County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1127959. It sits at 711.5 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameThe Cove
GNIS feature ID1127959
Kind of placeBasin
StateOregon
CountyWheeler
Latitude44.9568
Longitude-120.36892
USGS topographic mapPorcupine Butte
First recorded11/28/1980
Elevationcalculated711.5 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated2334 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other basins

Every basin covered here

Other places in Wheeler County

Questions

Where is The Cove?

In Wheeler County, Oregon, at 44.9568, -120.36892. The USGS records it on the Porcupine Butte topographic map.

How high is The Cove?

711.5 metres (2334 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is The Cove?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a basin in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service