View, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Declo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83318. The Survey maps it on the View quadrangle. It stands 4,232 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1954 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS View quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1993 USGS Oakley quadrangle1:100000
- 2001 USGS View quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
8 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of View between 1992 and 2015, burning about 10,949 acres in total. 4 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 | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 August 1998 | Natural | 323 acres | Twin Falls District | ANTELOPHIL |
| 4 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | PINE KNOB |
| 4 August 2002 | Natural | 10,422 acres | Idaho Falls District | HORSEBUTTE |
| 2 August 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | HITCHRACK |
| 16 August 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | DAYLEY CANYON |
| 7 July 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 acres | Idaho Falls District | PINE KNOB |
| 27 June 2003 | Debris and open burning | 125 acres | Idaho Falls District | DECLO |
| 28 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 66 acres | Twin Falls District | EFK FISHCR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of View: 2 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Marble, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension, Lead | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Lead | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
4 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names View in 4 storm reports between 2019 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | View | $40,000 | A very large tree over 3 feet in diameter was uprooted and crashed into a residence on E 400 S just west of S 350 E. Roof and the back half of residence were destroyed. A second large tree next to the residence also uprooted. Large trees were snapped off approximately half way up along E 400 S near S 250 E. 2 other large trees 2-3 feet in diameter uprooted half way in between S 350 E and S 250 E and power pole was snapped in half. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | View | - | A 58 mph wind gust measured at private weather station at intersection of E 300 S and S 450 E. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | View | - | Two power poles snapped off near their bases on S Pole Line Rd just north of W 800 S. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | View | - | A private weather station near E 600 S and S 650 E measured a 62 mph wind gust. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Unity | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Hazel (historical) | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Declo | 5.9 miles | 10 | |
| Albion | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Beetville | 7.6 miles | 9 | |
| Ruby | 7.6 miles | 9 | |
| Pella | 7.7 miles | 9 |
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 View | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q121221373 | 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 398305. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




