BlockSand Springs, Arizona
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Sweetwater census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86545. It stands on Tyende Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mexican Water SW quadrangle. It stands 5,092 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1892 USGS Canyon De Chelly quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Shiprock quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Shiprock quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Shiprock quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Mexican Water SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Rock Point quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Sand Springs between 2011 and 2012, burning about 23 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 June 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | LANE 1 |
| 14 June 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 23 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | N. ROCK POINT |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tes Nez Iah | 7.2 miles | 16 | |
| Dennehotso | 7.7 miles | 19 | |
| Mexican Water Trading Post | 7.8 miles | 15 | |
| Rock Point | 9.3 miles | 15 | |
| Mexican Water | 9.4 miles | 16 | |
| Diamond Fields | 10.1 miles | 19 | |
| Totacon | 14.7 miles | 18 | |
| Emmanuel Mission | 16.4 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q28534437 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24601. 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.