BlockWheatfields, Arizona
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Chinle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 86556. The Survey maps it on the Lower Wheatfields quadrangle. It stands 7,287 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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
- 1955 USGS Sonsala Butte 4 NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Sonsela Buttes quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Shiprock quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Shiprock quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Lower Wheatfields quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Canyon De Chelly quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
119 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Wheatfields between 1992 and 2020, burning about 186 acres in total. 74 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 74 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2018 | Natural | 3.1 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | SW WHEATFIELDS |
| 4 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | BUBBLING SPRING |
| 4 September 1996 | Natural | 1.1 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | 7600 SOUTH |
| 3 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | WHEATFIELDS CREEK |
| 18 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | MUSHROOMPK |
| 16 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | BLACK PINNACLE 2 |
| 12 September 2018 | Natural | 67 acres | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | MUSHROOM PEAK |
| 8 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Navajo Region Fire and Aviation Management | MUSHROOM02 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Wheatfields | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Upper Wheatfields | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Sehili | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Milkwater | 12.8 miles | 19 | |
| White Clay | 12.8 miles | 18 | |
| Lukachukai | 13.5 miles | 17 | |
| Del Muerto | 17.0 miles | 17 | |
| Junction Overlook | 20.5 miles | 17 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Wheatfields | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28168493 | 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 25274. 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.