BlockOit Ihuk, Arizona
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Tohono O'odham Nation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85634. The Survey maps it on the Window Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 14 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.
- 1953 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Gu Achi quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Ajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Window Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Window Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
7 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Oit Ihuk between 1993 and 2009, burning about 99 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 97 acres | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | 115TH AVENUE |
| 25 May 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | MOTORCROSS |
| 25 May 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 12 May 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | CACTI |
| 3 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Papago Agency | BABY SNAKE |
| 2 February 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | OFF RAMP |
| 17 January 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | JIMMIE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Oit Ihuk: 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal, Copper, Silver, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownell Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Window Mountain Well | Geothermal | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaya Chin | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Noipa Kam | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Komak Wuacho | 7.8 miles | 14 | |
| Ventana | 10.4 miles | 14 | |
| Santa Rosa | 10.8 miles | 14 | |
| Wahak Hotrontk | 11.2 miles | 14 | |
| Palo Verde Stand | 11.4 miles | 14 | |
| Ali Oidak | 11.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 32483. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.