BlockBowler, Montana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the East Carbon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59014. It stands on Bowler Flats. The Survey maps it on the Bowler quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Billings quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Billings quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Bowler quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Bridger quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Bowler quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
31 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Bowler between 1994 and 2018, burning about 480 acres in total. 18 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2001 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Crow Agency | BIG BULL |
| 21 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Land Office | SLASH |
| 5 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | MARKER |
| 31 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Billings Field Office | WELL CREEK |
| 30 August 2013 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Billings Field Office | TIMBER CANYON |
| 28 August 1994 | Natural | 10 acres | Crow Agency | not named |
| 27 August 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Billings Field Office | BOWLER FLATS |
| 2 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | FR JACK CR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Bowler: 7 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridger Creek | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Red Dome Area | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | Stratabound | |
| Bluewater Gypsum Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | ||
| Bowler Gypsum | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | ||
| Daisy Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| South Red Dome Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Gypsum | Gypsum-Anhydrite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wade | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Warren | 10.5 miles | 9 | |
| Bridger | 12.1 miles | 10 | |
| Golden (historical) | 13.1 miles | 10 | |
| Belfry | 15.8 miles | 12 | |
| Cherry Springs (historical) | 15.9 miles | 10 | |
| Fromberg | 16.3 miles | 10 | |
| Coalville (historical) | 17.3 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 780311. 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.