Rocky Point, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Plummer census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83851. It stands on Pedee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Benewah Lake quadrangle.
On record in Rocky Point
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Rocky Point CCC Propertieslisted 1995 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS St. Maries quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Benewah Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS St Maries quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
84 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Rocky Point between 1992 and 2020, burning about 846 acres in total. 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | 10 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | UPPER ECHO |
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Northern Idaho Agency | HIKE IN THE PARK |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 acres | St. Joe Area Office | CLIFF |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.5 acres | Mica Area Office | CONKLING |
| 3 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.4 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | POWDERHORN |
| 29 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | ROCKY |
| 26 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | HIXSON |
| 25 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | SKIPS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Rocky Point: 4 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Stone, Dimension, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatcolet Lake Clay Occurrence | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | Clay | |
| Ellis Pit | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Round Lake Peat Occurrence | Peat | Occurrence | Peat | |
| Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Benewah Clay Deposit | Clay | Prospect | Clay | |
| Benewah Lake Clay Occurrence | Clay | Occurrence | Clay |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawleys Landing | 1.1 miles | 9 | |
| Chatcolet | 1.5 miles | 9 | |
| Pedee | 1.6 miles | 9 | |
| Silvertip Landing | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Parkline | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Ramsdell | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Plummer Junction | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Plummer | 7.7 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397112. 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.




