BlockBear Lake Sands, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Montpelier census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83272. It lies near Cooley Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Bear Lake North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1909 USGS Montpelier quadrangle1:125000
- 1911 USGS Montpelier quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Bear Lake North quadrangle1:24000
- 1977 USGS Bear Lake North quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Preston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Bear Lake Sands between 1998 and 2018, burning about 245 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2011 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | BEAR LAKE CO ASST 1 |
| 7 August 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | BEAR LAKE |
| 5 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | NORTH EDEN |
| 17 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | BEAR LAKE ASSIST 1 |
| 9 July 2006 | Natural | 236 acres | Idaho Falls District | POVERTY FLAT |
| 4 July 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 4 ON THE 4TH |
| 30 July 2005 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | COOLEY |
| 29 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | NORTH EDEN BEACH |
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Bear Lake Sands: 4 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Lake Hot Spring | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hot Springs Deposits | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | Bedded - Phosphate | |
| Hots Springs Phosphate Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Unnamed Location | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Phosphorus-Phosphates | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Lake Hot Springs | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Turnpike | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Lifton | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Fish Haven | 7.6 miles | 14 | |
| Saint Charles | 8.4 miles | 14 | |
| Glencoe | 8.7 miles | 14 | |
| Pegram | 9.1 miles | 12 | |
| Harer | 10.5 miles | 12 |
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 Q122571562 | 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 371406. 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.