BlockHuk Ovi, Arizona
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1883 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Hopi census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86030. It lies near Oraibi Mesa. The Survey maps it on the Hotevilla quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1883 USGS Tusayan quadrangle1:250000
- 1886 USGS Tusayan quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Flagstaff quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Oraibi quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Polacca quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Hotevilla quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
270 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 270 fires within 5 miles of Huk Ovi between 1994 and 2020, burning about 398 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 18 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 | 170 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Other causes | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hopi Agency | KYKOTSMOVI I |
| 5 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hopi Agency | PEACH |
| 5 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hopi Agency | FRED |
| 4 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hopi Agency | LAWARENCE |
| 28 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Hopi Agency | RT 15 |
| 27 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hopi Agency | SPRING |
| 26 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hopi Agency | TAYLOR |
| 26 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hopi Agency | ERICK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mumurva | 0.5 miles | 20 | |
| Pivahn-hon-kya-pi | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| Aponi-vi | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Hotevilla | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Hotevilla-Bacavi | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Oraibi | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Bacavi | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Mahtson-pi | 3.3 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24466. 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.