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Opaeopaeilio, Hawaii

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Puhi-Hanamaulu census division. It lies in ZIP code area 96766. It stands on Waiahi Stream. The Survey maps it on the Kapaa quadrangle.

Opaeopaeilio within Kauai County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

127 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Opaeopaeilio between 2001 and 2016, burning about 1,792 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined123
Equipment and vehicle use2
Arson/incendiarism1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCounty of Kaua'inot named
3 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCounty of Kaua'inot named
26 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCounty of Kaua'inot named
22 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCounty of Kaua'inot named
2 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCounty of Kaua'inot named
13 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCounty of Kaua'inot named
12 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCounty of Kaua'inot named
12 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCounty of Kaua'inot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kauai County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Opaeopaeilio: 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Aluminum, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Titanium, Water, Free, Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bluestone Quarry and MillStoneProducer
East Central Kauai DepositAluminum, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Titanium, Water, Free, SilicaProspect1949
45 Hm QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Kapaia Valley QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Kauai County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Kapaia3.3 miles10
Wailua Homesteads3.5 miles10
Hanamāʻulu3.7 miles10
Puhi3.8 miles8
Ulu Mahi4.0 miles8
Pua Loke4.0 miles8
Līhuʻe4.0 miles8
Ulu Ko4.2 miles8

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2651770. 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.