BlockArrow, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Nez Perce census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83535. It stands on Potlatch River. The Survey maps it on the Lapwai quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lapwai quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lewiston Orchards quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Orofino quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
161 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 161 fires within 5 miles of Arrow between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,363 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Other causes | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | BOOM GROUNDS RR |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nez Perce Tribe | PUMPKINFIR |
| 30 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Nez Perce Tribe | SMOKEHOUSE |
| 29 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Nez Perce Tribe | SPALDING BRIDGE |
| 26 September 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Nez Perce Tribe | SAMPSON FIRE |
| 25 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nez Perce Tribe | MONCARFIRE |
| 24 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | COYOTE |
| 23 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nez Perce Tribe | TRAINBRIDG |
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 Arrow: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spalding Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Crystal Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Spalding | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Joseph | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| North Lapwai | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Cherrylane | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Lapwai | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Sweetwater | 7.4 miles | 9 | |
| Jacques | 7.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396052. 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.